Legal Opinion

Lipman v. Bechhoefer

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided November 29, 1918No. 20,917PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Abraham Slimmer, Jr., and Charles Bechhoefer petitioned the probate court of Ramsey county for the allowance of the last will and testament of Abraham Slimmer, deceased. From an order admitting the will to probate, Adolph Lipman appealed to the district court for that county.

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Abraham Slimmer, Jr., and Charles Bechhoefer petitioned the probate court of Ramsey county for the allowance of the last will and testament of Abraham Slimmer, deceased. From an order admitting the will to probate, Adolph Lipman appealed to the district court for that county. Petitioners’ motion to dismiss the appeal on the ground that appellant had not filed in the probate court any objections to the allowance of the will and to the appointment of the executors, was denied by Michael, J. Appellant’s motion to submit two specific questions to a jury was denied by Dickson, J. Petitioners’…

1Opinion of the CourtDibell, J.

The will of Abraham Slimmer was probated in Ramsey county, Minnesota. Charles Bechhoefer and Abraham Slimmer, the respondents here, both of St. Paul, in Ramsey County, were nominated executors by the will, and they proposed it for probate. Adolph Lipman, a nephew of *133Slimmer, appealed to the district court. The district court conditionally dismissed the appeal, and he appeals to this court.

1. Abraham Slimmer died at Dubuque, Iowa, on August 15, 1917. His will and its two codicils recited that he was a resident of Ramsey county, Minnesota. The will and first codicil were executed at Dubuque.…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Hovey v. ElliottSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  2. Hammond Packing Co. v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
  3. Allen v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  4. Baker v. Baker, Eccles & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917
  5. Tilt v. KelseySupreme Court of the United States · 1907

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Christenson v. ChristensonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1968
  2. Gabel v. FerodowillSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1959
  3. In Re Estate of BurtonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1939
  4. Peterson v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1932
  5. Baer v. Waseca Milling CompanySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1919

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