In Re Bonkowski's Estate

Walter Bonkowski in June, 1930, made a will. Prior to his death he struck out of his will the name of one of the legatees and inserted the name of another. There was no re-execution of the will. The trial court held the striking out of the name of the legatee Schmidt was done with the intention of passing the legacy to legatee Gray, but by reason- of the failure to re-execute the will, this intention was defeated for want of republication, and the act of obliteration did not amount to a revocation of the will. On the other hand, appellants claim that when the name Schmidt was struck out it…