In re the Estate of Unruh

This appeal comes from the District Court of the Seventh Judicial District, County of Dawson. We are asked to review an order denying probate of certain papers alleged to constitute a holographic will.

August Unruh died in February, 1981. After his death, his deceased wife’s brother, Raymond Johnson, found an envelope among his personal belongings. The envelope was sealed and contained four pieces of paper. On the outside of the envelope, these words were written: “names and addresses of those to be named in my will.” Under these words the signature of August Unruh appears. On each of the four…