In Re the Estate of Anderson
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SEDGWICK, Judge.
Gerda Rose McGillivary, niece of decedent Gerda Anderson, appeals from an order denying admission of Anderson’s will to probate. She claims the probate court erred in finding lack of testamentary capacity at the time Anderson executed her last will. We affirm.
FACTS
Gerda Anderson, 90, died December 23, 1984. She was survived by 10 nieces and nephews.
Anderson lived alone in California from 1975, when her husband died, until February 1984 when she returned to Minnesota with her niece, Gerda Rose McGillivary.
McGillivary, proponent of the will, testified that as she and her…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Matter of Estate of CongdonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
- Hursh v. EdgerlySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1955
- McAllister v. RowlandSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- Matter of Estate of OlsenCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1984
- In Re Estate of JensenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1932
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