Madson v. Christenson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Mary Madson petitioned the probate court for Hennepin county for the allowance of the last will and testament of James P. Christenson, deceased. William L. Christenson, Anna Mogenson and Howard P. Christenson, a minor, filed objections to the allowance of the will. Prom the order of the probate court admitting the will to probate; the contestants appealed to 'the district court for that county.
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Mary Madson petitioned the probate court for Hennepin county for the allowance of the last will and testament of James P. Christenson, deceased. William L. Christenson, Anna Mogenson and Howard P. Christenson, a minor, filed objections to the allowance of the will. Prom the order of the probate court admitting the will to probate; the contestants appealed to 'the district court for that county. The appeal was tried before Jelley, J., and a jury which answered in the affirmative the questions whether the alleged will was signed and attested in accordance with the statutes of Minnesota, and…
1Opinion of the Court
Taylor, C.
This is a contest over the will of James P. Christenson, deceased. The probate court allowed the will and admitted it to probate. The contestants appealed to the district court. Issues were framed and submitted to a jury. The jury found that the will was duly executed ; that the testator was competent to execute it; and that it was executed free from any undue influence. Contestants made a motion for a new trial, and appealed to this court from the order denying such motion.
The instrument purports, upon its face, to have been properly executed as the last will and testament of James…
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- In Re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of CottrellNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Barnewall v. MurrellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1895
- Gillis v. GillisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1895
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- Harp v. ParrIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
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