Split S.D. High Court Affirms Ruling Denying Bid For Share Of Ranch Owner’s Estate

( August 28, 2024, 2:02 PM EDT) -- PIERRE, S.D.  — In a 3-2 decision, the majority of the South Dakota Supreme Court affirmed a lower court ruling denying a spouse’s petition for an intestate share of her deceased husband’s estate, finding that the lower court correctly determined that the available evidence showed that the decedent intended to exclude his wife from his will....

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