Legal Opinion

In Re Estate of Zeno

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided December 16, 2003No. A03-226PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CRIPPEN, Judge. *

AppeUant, decedent’s grandchüd and the sole beneficiary under her wül, seeks review of a trial court order denying him informal probate of the wül on the ground that it was not properly executed. Respondent furnished evidence to the court that the witnesses did not see the signing of the wiU or the testatrix’s acknowledgment of her signature or her acknowledgment of the wül. Because the execution requirement at the root of the trial court’s holding is one of “statutory signature” requirements for execution of a self-proved will, the integrity of which is conclusively…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Brookfield Trade Center, Inc. v. County of RamseySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1998
  2. Sand v. CadeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1956
  3. In Re Estate of HartzSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1956
  4. In Re Estate of StephensNebraska Court of Appeals · 2000

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. In re the Estate of Roger AbrahamsonCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2024

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