BIESELE v. MATTENA

No. 20180226.

449 P.3d 1 (2019)

2019 UT 30

Shellie BIESELE and Melodie Jacobsen, Appellees and Cross-Appellants, v. Jody MATTENA and May Harris, Appellants and Cross-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Utah.

Filed July 10, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew N. Evans , Matthew M. Cannon , Salt Lake City, for appellees and cross-appellants.

J. Angus Edwards , Bruce Wycoff , Salt Lake City, for appellant and cross-appellee Jody Mattena.

Jeffrey R. Oritt , Salt Lake City, for appellant and cross-appellee May Harris.

Associate Chief Justice Lee authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Durrant, Justice Pearce, Justice Petersen, and Judge Hagen joined.


¶ 1 Two sets of sisters-Shellie Biesele and Melodie Jacobsen, and May Harris and Jody Mattena—were beneficiaries of an inheritance from Royalene Thomas, respectively their stepmother and mother. A family dispute concerning this inheritance escalated into a trial, ultimately resulting...

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