Karlen v. Karlen

WINANS, Justice.

An attempt to dispose of a sizable estate by its owner prior to death and without the services of lawyers-or the benefits of the ¡ customary probate process has resulted in a most intricate easel which has been before our courts well in excess of five years and which has involved numerous counsel, and undoubtedly great; expense.

Willis W. Karlen and his brother Arthur J. Karlen lived on their farm or ranch near Vilas in Miner County, South Dakota, until their deaths at advanced ages, Arthur dying in January of 1966 and Willis dying in November of 1968. Arthur had been married…