Stoppel v. Red River Valley Conference

Thomas Gallagher, Justice.

Appeal from an order of the district court denying motions for amended findings or for a new trial in proceedings involving the construction of a paragraph in the will of Magnus Munson, who died in Douglas county on May 26, 1949. The paragraph in question is in a will dated July 16, 1931, and reads as follows:

“Third, The balance of my estate * * * I give and bequeath for the erection or maintenance of a children’s orphan home to be erected near the present site of Bethany Home in the City of Alexandria, Minnesota, said institution to be under the same management as…