Legal Opinion
Holden v. First National Bank & Trust Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided February 23, 1940No. 32,132PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Peterson, Justice.
Appellant appeals from an order denying his claim, as the adopted son of the adopted son of the testatrix, to take as “lawful issue” of her adopted son under her will.
Testatrix had been a widow for many years prior to her death. A daughter, her only child, predeceased her husband. She adopted as her son her gardener and chauffeur, Paul Martin Truszinski, who took her name and thereafter was known as Paul Martin Holden. She made her will November 30, 1925, and died September 2, 1926.
She had three sisters and a large number of nieces, nephews, and other relatives. By the will…
2Cases cited61 opinions
- Van Beeck v. Sabine Towing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- New York Life Insurance & Trust Co. v. WinthropNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
- In Re the Accounting of the Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1914
- Sewall v. RobertsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1874
- In Re the Appraisal, Under the Transfer Tax Act, of the Estate of CookNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In Re Trust Under Will of HoldenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1940
- In Re Trusts Created by Agreement With HarringtonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- Wyeth v. MerchantDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1940
- In Re Trusts Created by Agreement With HarringtonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977