Category Archives: Personal Representative

Statute of limitations Minn. Stat. § 541.05, Subd. 1, ran on breach of fiduciary duty claim- be mindful of tolling by fiduciaries

Posted on July 2, 2018 by

Hansen v. U.S. Bank, as Special Administrator and Personal Representative of the Estate of Robert J. Hansen, Filed July 2, 2018, A17-1608 (MN.App. 2018). Seller (and his brother) was to sell property to the City in 2009. The City was to … Continue reading →

Posted in 541.05, Subd, 1, Malpractice, Personal Representative, probate, Statute of Limitations, toll, tolled, Uncategorized

Significant Malpractice Case for Estate Planning Attorneys

Posted on June 28, 2018 by

Security Bank & Trust Co. v. Larkin, Hoffman, Daly, Lindgren Ltd., __ N.W.2d __ (Minn. 2018); File June 27, 2018, A16-1810. I reported this case when it was in the Court of Appeals. This Court reversed the Court of Appeals. … Continue reading →

Posted in 524.1-201(8), 524.3-703(c), 524.3-803(a), 573.01, Claims, Malpractice, Personal Representative, probate, Some Damage, Standing, Statute of Limitations, trust, Uncategorized

Under Minn. Stat. § 524.3-101 real property devolves at death of testator to devisee even if through a residuary clause and not a specific devise

Posted on June 21, 2018 by

Estate of Howard Arnold Laymon v. Minnesota Premier Properties, LLC, ___ N.W.2d ___, (Minn. 2018) filed June 21, 2018 upholding 903 N.W.2d 6, (Minn.App. 2017)(A17-0162) filed October 9, 2017. The Minnesota Supreme Court upheld the Court of Appeals decision in … Continue reading →

Posted in 524.3-101, Personal Representative, probate, Uncategorized, vesting

2017-2018 Minnesota Case Law Update

Posted on June 5, 2018 by

The annual 2017 – 2018 Minnesota Case law update is located here at 2018 Minnesota Case Law Update.

Posted in Ante Nuptial, appeals, Attorney fees, attorney-client, Augmented Estate, Bond, case law, Case Law Update, Challenging Parentage, Children, Claims, Conservatorship, Election Against The Will, Elective Share, Equitable, Exempt Property, Financial Exploitation, Formal Probate, Good Faith Purchaser for value, Guardianship, Homestead Exemption, Informal Probate, Malpractice, Notice, Parentage, Personal Representative, Power of Attorney, Prince Estate, probate, Removal, Some Damage, Spousal Rights, Standing, Statute of Limitations, Strict Compliance, surcharge, trust, Uncategorized, Undue Influence, Vulnerable Adult

A Personal Representative Can be Removed by Petition in a Formal or informal Probate. Minn. Stat. § 524.3-611.

Posted on February 13, 2018 by

In re the Estate of: Duane Francis Strub, Deceased, __ N.W.2d ___, (Minn.Ct.App. 2018). The probate registrar appointed two persons as personal representative of the estate in an informal proceeding. After an estate beneficiary became frustrated with the conduct of … Continue reading →

Posted in 524.3-611, Formal Probate, Informal Probate, Personal Representative, Removal, Uncategorized