Legal Opinion
In Re the Estate of Benjamin
Montana Supreme Court
Decided September 9, 2014No. DA 14-0116PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rice
¶1 Delmar Benjamin (Delmar) appeals from the Order of the Ninth . Judicial District Court, Toole County, Hon. Robert G. Olson presiding, denying his Petition to Reopen Probate. We reverse and remand for further proceedings, and restate the issue presented as follows:
¶2 Did the District Court err by dismissing Delmar’s claims for fraud and newly discovered tangible personal property under principles of res judicata?
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
¶3 This matter first arose from a will dispute between Delmar and his brother, Cecil Benjamin (Cecil). On July 15, 2009, Norman Benjamin…
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