Hays v. Johnson

This is an action to- construe the will of Merril R. Reller who died on August 1, 1968. His will was admitted to probate and his estate administered by proceedings in the county court of Lancaster County, Nebraska. The will was executed on June 11, 1968.

The controversy here concerns the Commercial Center which is a tract of land lying north of Cornhusker Highway and west of 40th Street in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Commercial Center includes a large trailer court and a number of business buildings and was valued in the estate proceedings at $322,635. It was purchased by the deceased in 1949.

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