Hanson v. Estate of Bjerke

¶1 Teri Hanson was one of the named beneficiaries in the last will and testament of E. Gilman Bjerke. However, a year after Mr. Bjerke’s will was admitted to probate, certain real property devised to Hanson had not yet been distributed to her. Meanwhile, the personal representative had distributed over $150,000 to the named beneficiary of the residuary estate, Scobey Alumni Foundation, Inc. (SAFI)Hanson filed a declaratory action seeking an interpretation and declaration of her rights pursuant to Mr. Bjerke’s will. Hanson claimed that the eighth paragraph of the will gave her all personal…