In Re Raat's Estate. Frandsen v. Raat

WOLFE, Justice.

Eliza Eaat by the terms of her last will appointed her eldest son, Eudolph, executor. The appointment was apparently her only reason for making the will, for by its terms the distribution of the property was the same as it would have been had she died intestate. Mrs. Eaat died June 1, 1942. On June 2, 1942, Minnie Frandsen and W. Elmer Eaat, son and daughter of the deceased, filed a petition in the District Court of Weber County for admission of the will to probate. The petition alleged that Eudolph was named as executor in the will, that he consented to act, but that the…