Estate of Ducheneaux v. Ducheneaux (In Re Estate of Ducheneaux)
South Dakota Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
[¶2.] KERN, Justice, writing for the Court on Issues One through Four.
[¶3.] Douglas Ducheneaux appeals from a court order compelling him to return real property transferred to him by his late father. He also appeals from a jury verdict requiring him to pay general and punitive damages to his father's estate. Ducheneaux alleges that the circuit court made numerous errors throughout the proceedings, including the denial of his motion for a new trial. He also contends the court erred by requiring him to pay the Estate's attorney fees. We reverse and remand on the issue of attorney fees, but we…
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