Bakke v. Bakke

Plaintiff seeks to cancel and rescind a certain agreement between plaintiff and defendant, under which objections to the probate of the purported will of Annette Bakke were withdrawn and probate granted. The grounds for such cancellation are: (1) mutual mistake of fact and (2) fraud on the part of defendant. The trial court granted the' relief, as prayed, and defendant appeals.

Plaintiff and defendant are brother and sister and the only children of Martin and Annette Bakke, both deceased. Martin Bakke died testate in 1922 and his will was admitted to probate in Winnebago County, December 26,…