Legal Opinion
Benson v. Benson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided July 20, 1923No. 23,502PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
On June 25, 1920, Atle H. Fretheim died; and in due course there .was admitted to probate his will, executed on June 7, 1909. It consisted of the following: (1) A direction to the executors to pay debts and funeral expenses; (2) these words: “After the payment of such funeral expenses and debts, I give, devise and bequeath to my legal heirs according as the law provides;” and (3) the appoint- . meht of two executors and the revocation of “all former wills.”
The deceased left, him surviving, neither wife nor children, father nor mother, brother nor sister. He had had 5 brothers and sisters.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- In re Swenson's EstateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
- Yates v. ShernSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1901
- Van Cleve v. Van FossenMichigan Supreme Court · 1889
- People v. CampIllinois Supreme Court · 1919
- Tuttle v. WoolworthNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1901
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3Cited by14 opinions
- In Re Trust Under Will of HoldenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1940
- In re the Pamela Andreas Stisser Grantor TrustSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2012
- Downing v. Independent School District No. 9Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1940
- In Re Trust Estate of ThompsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1938
- In Re Reil's EstateIdaho Supreme Court · 1949
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