Legal Opinion

In Re Estate of Littlejohn

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided June 22, 2005No. 20040326PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KAPSNER, Justice.

[¶ 1] Barbara Tanke, Lowen Little-john, and Russell Littlejohn (“Appellants”) appealed from orders in the supervised administration of the estate of their father, Earl Littlejohn. We conclude a power of attorney executed by Earl Little-john’s father, Raymond Littlejohn, authorized Raymond Littlejohn’s attorneys in fact to convey a life estate in his land to Earl Littlejohn, and we affirm.

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[¶ 2] In 1988, Raymond Littlejohn executed a power of attorney that appointed his sons, Keith, Earl, and Duane Little-john, as his attorneys in fact. On July 16, 1990, and on February 4,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Matter of Estate of MehusNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Hilton v. North Dakota Education Ass'nNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2002
  3. Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co. v. LynneNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2004
  4. Burlington Northern & Sante Fe Railway Co. v. Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Meide v. Stenehjem Ex Rel. State of NDNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2002

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Alerus Financial, N.A. v. Western State BankNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2008
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  3. Estates of Vizenor and Vizenor v. MeslingNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2014
  4. Myers v. Richland CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  5. State v. BarendtNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2007

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