In re the Estate of Lewis
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from Second Judicial District Court, Washoe County; R. C. Stoddard, Judge. In the matter of the estate of Jennie Lewis, deceased. Objections were filed to the amended petition for distribution, and from a final decree of distribution Delle B. Boyd, administratrix with the will annexed, appeals.
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Appeal from Second Judicial District Court, Washoe County; R. C. Stoddard, Judge. In the matter of the estate of Jennie Lewis, deceased. Objections were filed to the amended petition for distribution, and from a final decree of distribution Delle B. Boyd, administratrix with the will annexed, appeals. Statement of Facts On the 24th day of June, 1914, Jennie Lewis, a widow, died, leaving an estate consisting of both real and personal property within the county of Washoe, State of Nevada. As to the disposition of this estate, she left a last will and testament, which last-named instrument was…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
McCarran, J.,
after stating the facts:
1. It may, we think, be properly stated that but one question is presented in this appeal, and that a question of construction and application of a statutory provision.
The law of this state concerning wills was enacted by the legislature of 1862, and, with but one slight *450exception, has remained since unamended, and is handed down to us in our Revised Laws practically in its original form and verbiage. Our law in this respect is found from sections 6202 to 6222, inclusive, Revised Laws of 1912. It is with section 18 of the act (section 6219,…
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