Fischer v. Sperl
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeals by both proponent and contestants of the will of Anton Sperl, deceased, from an order of the district court for Brown-county, Webber, J., denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and granting a motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
Anton Sperl, a resident of the county of Brown, died on July 7, 1903, leaving him surviving five children, four sons and one daughter. On June 10, 1903, he executed an instrument purporting to be his last will whereby he left the greater part of his property to his eldest son, Joseph J. Sperl, who offered the will for probate. The probate court by its order allowed and admitted the will to probate over the objections of the contestants herein, who are the daughter and one of the sons of the deceased.
The contestants appealed from the order to the district court of the county of Brown. A trial…
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