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The decedent, Donald, died testate on March 29, 1997, leaving an estate valued at $172,854.04, including homestead property valued at $145,000. The entire estate was bequeathed to the decedent's only child, P, who was also appointed personal representative of the estate. P got into a dispute with D wherein P alleged that Donald had gifted all his guns to P while Donald was still alive. P contends the guns are not part of the estate. P testified: my dad had some hunting weapons, some shotguns, and rifles that he had - he no longer hunted, and the previous August when he and I were out on a fishing trip, he said: Well, I'd like to just give these to you. And so, he had given them to me, but I had not picked them up. had not made arrangements to transport them from his house, and I did not do that until after his death. The trial court ruled for P and D appealed.

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