Pederson v. Christofferson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
An instrument purporting to be the last will of Hans Pederson, deceased, having been admitted to probate by the probate court for Watonwan county over the objections of Mari Hansdatter Christofferson, natural daughter of the deceased, she appealed to the district court for that county. The case was tried before Lorin Cray, J., who found in favor of contestant, and directed that the order of the probate ■court be reversed.
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An instrument purporting to be the last will of Hans Pederson, deceased, having been admitted to probate by the probate court for Watonwan county over the objections of Mari Hansdatter Christofferson, natural daughter of the deceased, she appealed to the district court for that county. The case was tried before Lorin Cray, J., who found in favor of contestant, and directed that the order of the probate ■court be reversed. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, Pederson and others, the proponents of the will, appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
START, O. J.
On March 18, 1904, the respondent herein, hereafter designated the contestant, filed in the probate court of the county of Watonwan, this state, her petition, wherein it was stated that Hans Pederson, who was :at the time of his death a resident of the county, died on March 2, 1904, leaving an estate in the county and a last will and testament, as she was informed and believed, and that she was the daughter of the deceased and a legatee under the will. The petition also set out the name, age, and residence of the respective heirs and legatees, so far as known, with the probable…
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