IN RE ROBERT L. McDOWELL REVOCABLE TRUST

No. S-16-071.

894 N.W.2d 810 (2017)

296 Neb. 565

IN RE ROBERT L. MCDOWELL REVOCABLE TRUST. Jane O. Hornung, appellee and cross-appellee, v. Sandra K. Stockall, Trustee of the Betty Jane McDowell Revocable Trust and individually, appellant, and Roger R. Stockall, Trustee of the Robert L. McDowell Revocable Trust, appellee and cross-appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

Filed May 5, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Lingelbach , James Tews , and Minja Herian , of Koley Jessen, P.C., L.L.O., Omaha, for appellant.

Brian S. Koerwitz and Kent E. Endacott , of Endacott, Peetz & Timmer, P.C., L.L.O., and Heidi Hornung-Scherr , of Scudder Law Firm, P.C., L.L.O., Lincoln, for appellee Jane O. Hornung.

Richard A. DeWitt and David J. Skalka , of Croker, Huck, Kasher, DeWitt, Anderson & Gonderinger, L.L.C., Omaha, for appellee Roger R. Stockall.

Heavican, C.J., Wright, Cassel, Stacy, Kelch, and Funke, JJ.


This is a dispute between the adult children of Robert L. McDowell and Betty Jane McDowell, both deceased. The issue presented is whether Betty validly exercised a limited power of appointment given to her by Robert's trust when she appointed the assets in Robert's trust to her own revocable trust. The county court found Betty's appointment...

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