Buzalsky v. Buzalsky
Supreme Court of Minnesota
From an order of the probate court for Steele county allowing tbe will of Jacob Buzalsky, certain of bis children appealed to tbe district court for that county.
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From an order of the probate court for Steele county allowing tbe will of Jacob Buzalsky, certain of bis children appealed to tbe district court for that county. Tbe case was beard before Buckham, J. At tbe close of tbe evidence tbe court submitted to tbe jury the following question: Was tbe execution of the instrument offered for probate as tbe last will and testament of Jacob Buzalsky, deceased, and offered in evidence on tbe trial of tbis action, procured by undue influence of Frances Buzalsky and Jacob Buzalsky, or either of them? Tbe verdict of tbe jury was “yes” in answer to that…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Jacob Buzalsky died in January, 1908, leaving what purported to be bis last will and testament, which disposed of all property possessed by him at tbe time of bis death. He settled in Steele county about tbe year 1880, with bis wife and four children. One child subsequently died, so that three only of these children survived him. He brought with him and installed in bis home, at tbe time of bis location in Steele county, a woman, named Frances Jowitzky, by whom be bad four other children, one of whom also died, and three survived at bis death. His lawful wife died in May, 1904, and on June 14…
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