In Re Estate of Givens

— Lily Givens died a resident of West Bend, in Palo Alto County, on April 7, 1959. She was the widow of Dr. H. Frank Givens, who had practiced medicine in West Bend and vicinity since 1918. He died in April of 1958. The couple had no children. Doctor Givens left a last will which was duly probated. It bequeathed and devised his entire estate, with the exception of two specific bequests of $5000 each, to his spouse, Lily Givens. The estate was substantial, amounting to approximately $250,000.

When Lily Givens died a thorough search disclosed no existing will, although she had without doubt…