Legal Opinion
Blank v. Kramer
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided January 28, 1972No. 42261PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Per curiam
This is a will contest in which one of the decedent’s stepchildren seeks to prove that decedent lacked testamentary capacity and that the will was the product of undue influence exerted by an attorney-scrivener whose father was a beneficiary. The trial court found against the contestant and we affirm.
The decedent, William Reiland, by wills dated April 26, 1960, and April 13, 1961, named his stepchildren as beneficiaries. After the death of his wife, who was the mother of the contestant, decedent executed a will, dated July 15, 1965, in which he expressly omitted the stepchildren and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State v. HoranWisconsin Supreme Court · 1963
- Curkeet v. EisenbergWisconsin Supreme Court · 1963
- Estate of Keeley v. OchsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1926
- O'Keefe v. MurphySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1964
- In Re Estate of MurphySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1964
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3Cited by7 opinions
- In Re Last Will and Testament of MelsonSupreme Court of Delaware · 1998
- In Re Disciplinary Action Against PrueterSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- In re the Trust Created by BossCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1992
- In Re Estate of ReilandSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1972
- In Re Last Will and Testament of MelsonSupreme Court of Delaware · 1998
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