Trust & Estates – Contested Estate

By: Rick Benedict//August 5, 2015//

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Civil

WI Court of Appeals – District III

Officials: Hoover, P.J., Stark and Hruz, JJ.

Trust & Estates – Contested Estate

2014AP925 Estate of Donald E. Mousel v. Lori Pederson

The Estate of Donald Mousel, by Jeff Mousel, personal representative,1 appeals a judgment entered in Lori Pederson’s favor following a bench trial. Pederson, with whom the decedent was in a long-term, nonmarital cohabitation relationship, filed a claim against the Estate asserting entitlement to one-half of the proceeds from the sale of the couple’s residence. The circuit court determined Pederson had adequately proven entitlement to that amount based on theories of unjust enrichment and promissory estoppel. We reject the Estate’s arguments on appeal and affirm.

Decision

Affirmed. Per Curiam.

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