In re Southard's Will
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by the proponent of the will of William L. Southard from the judgment of the district court of Benton county, Searle, J., entered August 1, 1891, refusing to admit the will to probate.
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Appeal by the proponent of the will of William L. Southard from the judgment of the district court of Benton county, Searle, J., entered August 1, 1891, refusing to admit the will to probate. The will was admitted to probate in' the probate court held at Boston, Suffolk county, Mass., July 15,1878. A duly-certified copy was in March, 1890, filed in the probate court of Benton county, together with a petition of Catharine C. Southard, praying that it be admitted to probate here, and that letters of administration with the will annexed be granted to John Schaefer. Notice of hearing having been…
1Opinion of the CourtDickinson, J.
William L. Southard died testate in the state of Massachusetts, where he resided, and his will was there proved and allowed. The. above-named appellant, producing before'the probate court in our county of Benton a duly-authenticated copy of the will and of the probate and allowance thereof in the foreign state, peti*38tioned said probate court of Benton county that such will be allowed, filed, and recorded therein, and that letters of administration be granted thereon. This petition was granted after hearing, against the objection of these respondents. They appealed to the district court, where…
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