McGhee v. Mergenthal

KAPSNER, Justice.

[¶ 1] Delia McGhee appealed from a judgment denying her request for a court order declaring that she holds a life estate interest in a Traill County farmstead. McGhee also appealed from an order denying her post-judgment motion for a new trial or, alternatively, for amendment of the findings and judgment. We affirm the judgment and the court’s order denying McGhee’s post-judgment motion.

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[¶ 2] In 1972, McGhee’s parents deeded the family farm in Traill County to McGhee’s brother, Willard Jennings Mer-genthal (“Jennings”). As consideration for the deed, Jennings paid cash,…