In Re Estate of Jensen

On appeal from the probate court of Lincoln county the district court upon a trial de novo made findings and conclusions directing the admission to probate of the will of Hans Jakob Jensen, deceased. Jensen’s four sons, who opposed the will, appeal from the order denying their motion for a new trial. The respondent is Dagmar Molgaard, a stepdaughter of Jensen, the daughter of his second wife, who predeceased him by a few years. No others are interested.

The issue was upon the decedent’s testamentary capacity. The will gave $4,000 to Dagmar Molgaard and the residue to the decedent’s four sons…