Fox v. Hicks
Supreme Court of Minnesota
John T. Fox, as administrator of the estate of Ethel Vander-warker, deceased, petitioned the probate court for Hennepin county for an order requiring Henry G-. Hicks, as executor of the will of John Vanderwarker, deceased, to pay to him a legacy bequeathed in the will to the petitioner’s intestate. From an order granting the petition, the executor appealed to the district court for that county.
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John T. Fox, as administrator of the estate of Ethel Vander-warker, deceased, petitioned the probate court for Hennepin county for an order requiring Henry G-. Hicks, as executor of the will of John Vanderwarker, deceased, to pay to him a legacy bequeathed in the will to the petitioner’s intestate. From an order granting the petition, the executor appealed to the district court for that county. In the district court the case was tried before Harrison, J., who made findings of fact, and as conclusion of law found that the petition should be dismissed. From an order denying a motion for a new…
1Opinion of the CourtLovely, J.
Appellant Fox is the administrator of the estate of Ethel Vander-warker, deceased, appointed by the proper court in Pennsylvania. He applied to the probate court of Hennepin county for an order requiring payment of a legacy bequeathed to Ethel Vanderwarker in the will of John Vanderwarker, deceased, of which respondent is executor, which was granted, and respondent appealed. Upon hearing in the district court, findings were filed, and an order reversing the judgment of the probate court rendered. A motion for a new trial was denied, from which order the entire record is brought here for…
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