Holcomb v. Kane

This proceeding was. begun in the county court of Scotts Bluff county to probate what is alleged to be the lost will of Laura Y. Kane, deceased. The.lost instrument offered for probate was dated January, 1914. Testatrix, a widow, died January 11, 1919, seised of 80 acres of land in Scotts Bluff county. .Three children survive and all are over 30 years of age. They are Dorothy Cordelia Leek and Mae M. Holcomb, married daughters, and Fred A. Kane, son. According to the lost will the mother devised 50 acres of her land to Mae and the remaining 30 acres in equal shares to Dorothy and Fred. Mae is…