Erickson v. Backman

Statement.

BboNSON, J.

This is a proceeding contesting the probate of a will. The county court, after extended hearings, allowed the will. Upon *279appeal to the district court, the allowance of the will was reaffirmed. An appeal has now been taken to this court from the judgment entered in the district court. Plaintiff is the beneficiary in the will. Defendants, appealing herein, are, respectively, a sister and three nieces of the deceased.

The facts are: Peter Larson, the deceased, of Swedish nationality, settled in Burleigh county, some thirty-five years ago, upon a homestead; there, as a…