In Re the Estate of Spear

Appellant, petitioner for probate of a lost will in the district court, seeks reversal of a judgment of the district court, Musselshell County, the Hon. Nat Allen, presiding without a jury. The judgment denied the petition and allowed administration to continue in accordance with the descent and distribution statutes of Montana.

Joseph W. Spear, a resident of Mussellshell County, died August 10, 1973. His estate consisted of 640 acres of real estate, 23 head of cattle, 582 hogs, and a house located on the land. Those surviving him included his sister Muriel S. Farmer, grandnephew John W. Owen,…