Watkins v. Bigelow
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county by Victor M. Watkins and. Charles N. Bell, as surviving trustees.under the will of Amherst H. Wilder, deceased, to obtain a construction of certain provisions of the will. Charles H. Bigelow, a trustee, and others who appeared on the face of the will to be interested, were made parties defendant.
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Action in the district court for Ramsey county by Victor M. Watkins and. Charles N. Bell, as surviving trustees.under the will of Amherst H. Wilder, deceased, to obtain a construction of certain provisions of the will. Charles H. Bigelow, a trustee, and others who appeared on the face of the will to be interested, were made parties defendant. Henry D. Spencer and others, claiming to be the heirs of Fanny S. AVilder, the widow of Amherst H. Wilder, filed a complaint of intervention and a petition for leave to answer the original complaint and defend in their own interest. The ground of…
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
On November 10, 1894, Amherst H. Wilder died testate at the city of St. Paul, his home for many years, leaving, him surviving, his widow, Mrs. Fanny Spencer Wilder, and his only child, Miss Cornelia Day Wilder, who were his sole heirs at law. On December 17, 1894, his will was duly probated and allowed in the probate court of the county of Ramsey, and on February 3, 1896, the court made its final decree assigning the residue of his estate in accordance with the terms of the will.
Mr. Wilder, by his will, after making a number of minor bequests and legacies, not here material, and providing for…
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