Wyers v. Arnold

The ultimate question for decision is whether the Treaty between the United States and Germany, although containing no express provision on the point, is to be construed as superseding the statute of this State which limits the time Within which a will may be admitted to probate.

The question arises in this way. In the early part of 1931 Dr. Carl Orth of St. Louis died intestate. One of Dr. Orth’s heirs was his sister, Babette Orth, who resided in Germany. On October 22, 1931, and before receiving distribution from Dr. Orth’s estate, Babette Orth died. It is her estate here which is involved…