In re the Probate of the Will of Nelson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal from a judgment of the district court for Hennepin county, affirming a judgment of the probate court, admitting a will to probate. The special issues mentioned in the opinion were tried before Lochren, J., and a jury.
1Opinion of the CourtGileillan, C. J.
In January, 1886, the will of the late Col. Anderson D. Nelson was presented for probate in the probate court of Hennepin county. The sister of deceased, Mrs. Matilda J. Stockton, •and John M. Stockton, her husband, appeared and contested. The *205probate.court having allowed the will, the contestants appealed to the district court, where, after a trial before a jury, the allowance and order of the probate court was affirmed, and from the judgment of the district court the contestants appeal to this court.
For the purpose of trial in the district court, three issues were prepared: First, as to the…
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