Sandberg v. Denman

This action is based upon a promissory note. The cause came on for trial before the court without a jury, and at the conclusion of the plaintiff’s evidence the defendant challenged the sufficiency thereof to sustain a recovery and moved for a dismissal. This motion was sustained, and from the judgment dismissing the action the plaintiff appeals.

The facts which will present the controlling question may be summarized as follows: April 15, 1931, Peter Sandberg died, leaving a last will and testament in which, after minor bequests, he devised and bequeathed everything to his daughter, Esther…