In Re Estate of Corbett

Florence Miller Corbett died testate on July 21, 1977. Her will dated March 31, 1975, was admitted to probate in the county court of Dodge County, Nebraska, on August 22, 1977. On September 20, 1977, a motion to vacate the order admitting the will to probate was filed by William DeVries, a nephew of the deceased. Later, a codicil dated December 22, 1976, was admitted to probate. In DeVries v. Rix, 203 Neb. 392, 279 N.W.2d 89 (1979), we held that the contestant was entitled to be heard upon the motion and remanded the cause to the District Court for a new trial.

A petition for formal probate of…