Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Hack
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided January 22, 1926No. 24,949PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
The probate court and on appeal the district court held that the appellants were not heirs at law of John Hack, deceased, and hence had no standing or right to contest the probate of his last will and testament. The appeal is from an order denying a new trial of that issue.
The appellants are the three children of Catharine Hack who died in 1878. John Hack, a widower, died July 13, 1919, aged 95 years. An instrument purporting to be his last will and testament, dated March 31, 1916, was presented to the proper court for probate. All the property of tbe deceased was thereby given to his adopted…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Ross v. RossMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1880
- Chehak v. BattlesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1907
- Brantingham v. HuffNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- Burnes v. BurnesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1905
- Fiske v. LawtonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
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3Cited by8 opinions
- In Re Estate of NormanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1940
- McKeown v. ArgetsingerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1938
- In Re Estate of LeichtenbergAppellate Court of Illinois · 1955
- Halverson v. BergeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1951
- Olson v. TubbsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1940
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