Wheaton v. Pope
Supreme Court of Minnesota
The probate court for Houston county having allowed the final account of defendant Maria Pope, as executrix of the will of Gershom Pope, deceased, and made a decree assigning the residue of the estate, plaintiff appealed to the district court for said county. The case was tried before Kingsley, J., who made findings of fact and as conclusions, of law found that the order allowing the final account should be affirmed and the decree modified in certain particulars.
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The probate court for Houston county having allowed the final account of defendant Maria Pope, as executrix of the will of Gershom Pope, deceased, and made a decree assigning the residue of the estate, plaintiff appealed to the district court for said county. The case was tried before Kingsley, J., who made findings of fact and as conclusions, of law found that the order allowing the final account should be affirmed and the decree modified in certain particulars. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, plaintiff appealed to the supreme court.
1Opinion of the CourtCollins, J.
Gershom Pope died testate in Houston county, in this state, May 5, 1885, leaving a -widow, Maria Pope, and two married daughters, Lucy A. Wheaton and Emily J. Stewart, surviving him. May 25 of the same year his last will and testament was presented to the proper court, with a petition of the widow, who had been named therein as executrix, praying that it might be allowed and probated. The petition was duly granted, and Mrs. Pope was created executrix, and in due time inventories were filed of the real and personal property, and the time within which to file claims was fixed and fully expired.…
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