Barney v. May
Supreme Court of Minnesota
From a decree of the probate court for Hennepin county, Dahl, J., assigning the residue of the estate of Lydia Ann May, deceased, Cora L. Barney, as heir at law of decedent, appealed to the district court for that county. The appeal was heard before Steele, J., who amended the decree of the probate court so that the personal property assigned to Fred M. May was assigned to Fred M. May and Cora L. Barney, share and share alike.
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From a decree of the probate court for Hennepin county, Dahl, J., assigning the residue of the estate of Lydia Ann May, deceased, Cora L. Barney, as heir at law of decedent, appealed to the district court for that county. The appeal was heard before Steele, J., who amended the decree of the probate court so that the personal property assigned to Fred M. May was assigned to Fred M. May and Cora L. Barney, share and share alike. From the judgment entered pursuant to the findings, Fred M. May appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHallam, J.
1. Lydia Ann May made a will, April 18, 1912. At that time she was the owner of some pieces of real estate, the most valuable of which was a *301building known as the Oxford Flats, an apartment building in Minneapolis. The building constituted the bulk of her property. She had beside, some furniture, plate, jewelry, chinaware, pictures, books and household belongings, and a horse, wagon, cutter and harness of small value. She had only a nominal amount of money or other property. Plaintiff and defendant were her only children and heirs at law. She was fond of both. In her will she made bequests…
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