MATTER OF ESTATE OF NELSON

Civil No. 960086.

553 N.W.2d 771 (1996)

In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Leif N. NELSON, Deceased. Dewain NELSON, Personal Representative of the Estate of Leif N. Nelson, Deceased, Appellant, v. Donna J. STEBLETON, Nels E. Nelson, Lori L. Vallier, and Lisa R. Hawley, Appellees.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

October 1, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory C. Larson, of Wheeler Wolf, Bismarck, for appellant.

Bryan Van Grinsven, of Farhart, Lian, Maxson, Louser & Zent, Minot, for appellees.


SANDSTROM, Justice.

Dewain Nelson, as personal representative of the estate of Leif N. Nelson, appealed from a judgment approving a final distribution of the estate. We hold the trial court did not clearly err in finding Leif N. Nelson lacked capacity to change ownership of two of his bank accounts. We affirm.

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Leif N. Nelson died on June 27, 1990. His 1967 will devised his estate equally to his two sons, Leif E. Nelson and Dewain Nelson. Leif E...

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