Hanson v. Hanson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Aage Hanson petitioned the probate court for Douglas county for the allowance of the last will and testament of Bodil Larson, deceased. Hannah Hanson filed objections to the allowance of the will. From the order of the probate court disallowing the will, petitioner appealed to the district court for that county. The appeal was heard before Roeser, J., who made findings and reversed the order of the probate court.
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Aage Hanson petitioned the probate court for Douglas county for the allowance of the last will and testament of Bodil Larson, deceased. Hannah Hanson filed objections to the allowance of the will. From the order of the probate court disallowing the will, petitioner appealed to the district court for that county. The appeal was heard before Roeser, J., who made findings and reversed the order of the probate court. From the judgment ordering that the proposed will of Bodil Larson be allowed, Hannah Hanson appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHallam, J.
1. Bodil Larson, 78 years old, died at Alexandria, Minnesota, March 17, 1917. She had been married and divorced. Her only child died some years before. Appellant, a sister, was the nearest relative surviving. The sisters had evidently become estranged. Respondent is a married man about 35 years old. Both he and deceased were natives of Denmark. When respondent was a boy on a farm, deceased knew him well. In 1916 deceased was living alone. She had considerable property and she conceived the idea of having some one come to live with her to take care of her in her old age under a promise of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Tobin v. HaackSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
- Cunningham v. CunninghamSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
- In re the Probate of the Will of AllenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1878
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