Mentula v. State Land Board

This is the second contest between these parties as to who has the legal right to claim the proceeds of the estate of John Holmlnnd, deceased. See Kankkonen v. Hendrickson et al, 1962, 232 Or 49, 379 P2d 393, 99 ALR2d 296. In the previous appeal, we held that John Holmlund’s mother, Johanna Holmlund, was presumed to be still living and that she was John’s sole heir. In the instant proceeding the Consul General of Finland petitioned the probate court to have the ^proceeds of the estate distributed to him as the legal representative of his “absent country-woman,” Johanna. He claims that a…