Keen v. Larson

TEIGEN, Judge.

The plaintiff has appealed from a judgment of dismissal in an action for specific performance pi an agreement to leave property to her at the death of her stepfather, Nick Sekulich. The action was brought against the administrator of his estate and the State of North Dakota. Nick Sekulich died intestate leaving no heirs at law and, therefore, the residue of his estate is subject to escheat to the State of North Dakota. The action is resisted by the State. Trial de novo has been demanded.

The plaintiff was bom in Missouri in 1906. She moved with her parents to Rock Lake, North…