Legal Opinion

Wanda Sandstrom McGowan v. D. W. Wahlstrom and Anna Chalgren, of the Estate of Edward Chalgren, Deceased

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 13, 1958No. 15583Published

1Opinion of the Court

WOODROUGH, Circuit Judge.

The appellant, Wanda Sandstrom McGowan, is a niece of John F. Sandstrom who died in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1947, leaving an estate said to be of the value of $133,000 or more. One Willard R. Sandstrom, a brother of appellant, in the same degree of blood relationship to the decedent as appellant, acting on behalf of himself and several nephews and nieces of the deceased similarly situated, including appellant, objected to the petition for appointment of administrator filed by one Lulu S. Sandstrom as surviving widow of the decedent on the ground that she was not…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Farrell v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
  2. O'CONNOR v. SlakerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1927
  3. Wahl v. FranzCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1900
  4. In Re Estate of BurtonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1939
  5. In Re Estate of RobertsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1938

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