Eberlein v. Bratcher

This appeal involves the validity of an instrument entitled “Last Will and Testament of Martha E. Bratcher.” It was signed by the testator in a hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 25, 1944, and is in proper form and valid on its face. Martha E. Bratcher died in the same hospital on May 11, 1944. Thereafter the will was duly presented for probate in the County Court of Hettinger County, North Dakota by Martha Eberlein, mother of the decedent, and chief beneficiary under the will. On June 4, 1945, after a hearing had thereon, a decree was entered by the Judge of the County Court in…