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IN RE ESTATE OF BUTLER

No. A09-1208.

803 N.W.2d 393 (2011)

In re the ESTATE OF Patrick W. BUTLER, Deceased.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

September 21, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Erhart , Erhart & Associates, L.L.C., Anoka, Minnesota, and John M. Huberty , Huberty Law Firm, Anoka, Minnesota, for appellant Maureen Kissack.

Kyle T. Wermerskirchen , Steven H. Snyder & Associates, Maple Grove, Minnesota, for respondents Sheila Montognese, Bridget Beaudry, Lori France, Sandra Taverna, John Sandahl, and Steven Sandahl.

Stephen M. Baker , Walker, Minnesota, for the Estate of Patrick W. Butler.

OPINION

STRAS, Justice.

This case presents the question of whether the respondents presented sufficient evidence to overcome the statutory presumption in favor of survivorship rights for joint accounts under the Minnesota Multiparty Accounts Act. See Minn.Stat. §§ 524.6-201 to-214 (2010). Because Minn.Stat. § 524.6-204(a) requires that the evidence offered to overcome the statutory presumption must "specifically refer[ ]" to the joint...

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