Kiggins v. Peterson

DREW, Justice.

Vanda S. Kiggins died July 26, 1951. Her will, dated May 18, 1951, devised her estate as follows: $3,500 to her husband, Raymond F. Kiggins, certain specific items of personal property to her niece; Harriett Peterson, Mrs. Richard A. Peterson and Myrtle Kirch. The residue she devised equally to Mrs. Peterson and Myrtle Kirch and named Mrs. Harriett Peterson’s husband, Ray Ames Peterson, an attorney; as Executor.

The will was offered for probate and Mr. Peterson was appointed as Executor, whereupon Mr. Kiggins (the husband) filed his petition for revocation, alleging that the will…