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IN RE MORSE

No. S-94-677.

540 N.W.2d 131 (1995)

248 Neb. 896

In re Estate of Mildred MORSE, deceased. Betty HUNTER, Appellant, v. Daniel V. MORSE, Personal Representative of the Estate of Mildred Morse, deceased, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

December 1, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth W. Pickens, for appellant.

James E. Walker, for appellee.

WHITE, C.J., and CAPORALE, FAHRNBRUCH, LANPHIER, WRIGHT, CONNOLLY, and GERRARD, JJ.

WRIGHT, Justice.

Mildred Morse died on January 26, 1989. Morse's four stepchildren were listed in her will as beneficiaries. Betty Hunter, one of the stepchildren, had issued a $15,000 promissory note to Morse in 1981. Morse's personal representative offset the amount of the note from Hunter's distributive share.

The county court held that the personal representative properly retained the $15,000, and the district court affirmed. Hunter appeals, asserting...

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