MATTER OF ESTATE OF HOGAN

No. 84-320.

708 P.2d 1018 (1985)

In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Nina Katharyn HOGAN, Deceased. Thomas SKELTON, Contestant and Plaintiff/Appellant, v. Edna SKELTON, Personal Representative of the Estate of Nina Katharyn Hogan, Deceased, Respondent and Defendant/Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided November 14, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert T. Cummins, Charles A. Smith, Helena, for contestant and plaintiff/appellant.

Small, Hatch, Doubek & Pyfer, Floyd Small, Helena, for respondent and defendant/respondent.


HUNT, Justice.

The appellant, Thomas Skelton, contested the will of Nina Hogan on the grounds of incompetence and undue influence. The District Court denied jury instructions on the matter of undue influence. The jury found Nina Hogan competent. The appellant appeals the denial of instructions.

We affirm.

The issue presented is whether the District Court erred in refusing the appellant's offered instructions on undue influence.

Nina Hogan,...

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