Legal Opinion

Matter of Estate of Flaherty

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided September 26, 1989No. Civ. 880358PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MESCHKE, Justice.

Norine Feldner was the principal beneficiary of the will of her brother, John J. Flaherty, deceased. She appealed from a jury verdict and judgment declaring that his will was an invalid product of an insane delusion. We affirm.

FACTS

John J. Flaherty and Bessie Rock met at a dance in the summer of 1937 when he was 32 and she was 18. Bessie testified that John J. was her first date and her first sexual partner. Bessie became pregnant. John J. and Bessie married and moved in with his parents, Martin and Emma, on March 21, 1938. John H. Flaherty, son of John J. and Bessie, was…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Wasem v. LaskowskiNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Jore v. Saturday Night Club, Inc.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1975
  3. Kingdon v. SybrantNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1968
  4. Haider v. FinkenNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1976
  5. Matter of Estate of KochNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1977

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Matter of Estate of FlahertyNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Perry v. ReinkeNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Aune v. First National Bank & Trust of WillistonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1991
  4. Matter of Estate of HerrNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
  5. Gronneberg v. HoffartNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1991

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