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IN RE DOKKEN

No. 20856.

604 N.W.2d 487 (2000)

2000 SD 9

In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Gilbert DOKKEN, Deceased.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided January 19, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reed C. Richards of Richards and Richards, Deadwood, South Dakota, Attorneys for appellant Lee Thomas.

Keith R. Smit and Candi Thomson, The Morman Law Firm, Sturgis, South Dakota, Attorneys for appellee Estate.

GILBERTSON, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Lee Thomas (Thomas), contestant, appeals the trial court's order admitting his great-uncle's last will and testament to probate and denying his objections. We affirm.

FACTS

[¶ 2.] Gilbert Dokken (Dokken) died August 23, 1997 at the age of 82. He was survived by his sister, Myrtle Cross (Myrtle) and his grandnephew, Thomas.

[¶ 3.] Dokken was born on October 17, 1915 in North Dakota. He worked on his...

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