In re the Estate of Hartung
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from Second Judicial District Court, Washoe County; R. C. Stoddard, Judge. In the Matter of the Estate of Otto Hartung, deceased. From an order denying motion by the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada for a new trial and from final decree of distribution, the Board of Regents appeals.
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Appeal from Second Judicial District Court, Washoe County; R. C. Stoddard, Judge. In the Matter of the Estate of Otto Hartung, deceased. From an order denying motion by the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada for a new trial and from final decree of distribution, the Board of Regents appeals. The decree of the lower court should be reversed and the necessary orders made to effect a modification of said decree so that it will be harmonious with the law, and it be ordered that the decree finally to be entered shall distribute the corpus of the estate to the board of regents of the…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Coleman, J.:
This is an appeal by the board of regents of the University of Nevada from an order denying its motion for a new trial and from a final decree of distribution in the matter of the estate of Otto Hartung, deceased. This is the second appeal growing out of the construction of the will of Mr. Hartung, the former decision being reported in 39 Nev. 200, 155 Pac. 353.
The portions of the will necessary to an understanding of the questions involved read:
“Tenth, I give, devise and bequeath all the residue of my estate, both real and personal, as follows: .
“ (A) To the…
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