ESTATE OF BODE

No. 12356.

273 N.W.2d 180 (1979)

In the Matter of the ESTATE of Anna C. BODE and Herman L. Bode. Gwenyfred A. BUSH, and Julia M. Hildreth, Objectors and Appellants, v. Emma MAY, Estella A. Swanson, Marvin L. Bode, Arnold P. Bode, Alma E. Bode, Walter F. Bode, John M. Bode, Harold Bode, Freida Carter and George Bode, Proponents and Respondents, and A. E. Kuszmaul and Mervin G. Petersen, Co-Administrators.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided January 4, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles M. Thompson, of May, Adam, Gerdes & Thompson, Pierre, for objectors and appellants.

John W. Larson, of Larson, Sundall & Wright, Chamberlain, for proponents and respondents.

E. D. Mayer, of Riter, Mayer, Hofer & Riter, Pierre, for co-administrators.


HALL, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by Gwenyfred A. Bush and Julia M. Hildreth, heirs at law of the estate of Herman L. Bode, deceased, from the declaratory judgment entered by the Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, holding that the Uniform Probate Code was in effect when Herman L. Bode died February 3, 1976, and the provisions thereof as to intestate succession controlled the distribution of his estate. We affirm.

Anna C. Bode died on January...

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