Larson v. Curran
Supreme Court of Minnesota
W. H. Curran, as administrator with the will annexed of Martin Norseth, deceased, was granted by the probate court for Lyon county license to sell the homestead of decedent, and the probate court confirmed a sale made by the administrator. From the order of license and from the order confirming the sale, Emma Larson appealed to the district court for that county.
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W. H. Curran, as administrator with the will annexed of Martin Norseth, deceased, was granted by the probate court for Lyon county license to sell the homestead of decedent, and the probate court confirmed a sale made by the administrator. From the order of license and from the order confirming the sale, Emma Larson appealed to the district court for that county. The appeals were heard by Olsen, J., upon agreed facts, one of which was that none of the debts proved and allowed against the estate were liens upon the homestead prior to the death of the testator. The court made findings and as…
1Opinion of the CourtBunn, J.
Martin Norseth, a resident of Cottonwood, Lyon county, died January 15, 1911, leaving a will executed December 18, 1910. TIis wife died two years before, and there was living no child or issue of a deceased child. The respondent, Emma Larson, was a sister of Norseth, and had lived with him and cared for him for some time prior to his death. Deceased left an estate, consisting of real and personal property, appraised at $22,000. Part of the real property *106consisted of the homestead of deceased. The will, after the usual formal recitals, directed the executrix “to pay out of my estate, as soon…
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