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IN RE ESTATE OF KOTTKE

No. S-8932.

6 P.3d 243 (2000)

In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Joel W. KOTTKE, Iris Enders and Ralph Kottke, Appellants, v. Connie Parker, Personal Representative of the Estate of Joel W. Kottke, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

July 28, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy R. Byrnes, Hughes Thorsness Powell Huddleston & Bauman LLC, Anchorage, for Appellants.

C. James Mathis, Davis & Davis, P.C., Anchorage, for Appellee.

Before MATTHEWS, Chief Justice, EASTAUGH, FABE, BRYNER, and CARPENETI, Justices.

OPINION

CARPENETI, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Joel Kottke's deceased wife's adult children and his sibling challenge his will, which left the vast majority of his present estate to the woman who cared for him and with whom he lived as he died of cancer. They challenge the will under theories of undue influence and insane delusions. The superior court denied both theories after a seven-day trial. Because the superior court did not err...

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