MATTER OF ESTATE OF JOSEPH

No. 12874.

304 N.W.2d 419 (1981)

In the Matter of the ESTATE of Ferris Francis JOSEPH, Deceased.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided April 15, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Owen R. Wipf, Wagner, for claimant and appellee.

Willy, Pruitt, Matthews, Farrell, Frankman & Johnson, Sioux Falls, on brief, for Estate and appellant.


PER CURIAM.

Claimant, Victoria Agnes Joseph, filed a proof of claim against the estate of her son, Ferris Francis Joseph (decedent). The trial court concluded that the estate was indebted to her in the amount of $5,085.39. We affirm.

Claimant is an 86-year-old Indian woman with a limited knowledge of the English language. From the fall of 1974 until the fall of 1976, she lived with decedent and Betty L. Conway, decedent's companion. The estate claims that...

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