MATTER OF ESTATE OF HANSEN

Nos. 14545, 14557.

366 N.W.2d 852 (1985)

In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Eskel D. HANSEN, Deceased, Maxine Nickel, Eleanor Wipf, and Helen McCrary, Appellees.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided May 1, 1985.

Rehearing Denied June 4, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Morgan of Morgan, Fuller, Theeler & Cogley, Mitchell, for appellees.

Lloyd J. Mahan, Parkston, for appellant, Delbert J. Hansen.

Dennis R. Padrnos of Rinan, Padrnos, Smith & Taylor, Mitchell, for Commercial Trust & Sav. Bank, Administrator with Will Annexed.


FOSHEIM, Chief Justice.

Eskel Hansen died on August 13, 1980. His brother and surviving business partner was Delbert Hansen (executor). This dispute involves the executor's mishandling of the estate's assets, and the appeal involves the referee's findings which were adopted by the trial court. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

Eskel and Delbert Hansen began farming together in 1947 under the business name of "Hansen Brothers." They divided farm...

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