Maurer v. Reifschneider
Nebraska Supreme Court
Appeal from the district court for Dodge county: Conrad Hollenbeck, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtLetton, J.
In 1894 Frederick Stegelmann owned and resided on a farm of 80 acres in Dodge county, Nebraska. He also owned another tract of 80 acres near-by. Shortly before his death, which occurred on July 28, 1894, and while absent from home, he made a nuncupative will in the following form: “If I should die I will all my property over to my wife as she has helped to earn it and, worked as hard as I have for it and I wash you to see to it that it should be that way.” This declaration was made in the presence of three witnesses, and was afterwards reduced to waiting, filed for probate, and allowed by the…
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