Wagner v. Seaberg
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Robert Wagner appealed from a judgment of the probate court for Martin county disallowing his claim for $7,500 against the estate of Peter R. Wagner, deceased, to the district court for that county.
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Robert Wagner appealed from a judgment of the probate court for Martin county disallowing his claim for $7,500 against the estate of Peter R. Wagner, deceased, to the district court for that county. The appeal was heard before Quinn, J., and a jury which' returned a verdict for $5,088 and answered in the affirmative the question: Was it understood and expected by both Peter Wagner and the appellant Robert Wagner that the appellant Robert Wagner was to be paid for the services which he rendered for his father Peter Wagner after he became 31 years of age ? and fixed the value of the services…
1Opinion of the CourtBunn, J.
Peter R. Wagner, a resident of Martin county, died January 31, 1915. He came to Martin county in 1889 from Illinois, where he had lived for many years, raising a family of six children. His wife had died some time before, and shortly before he came to Minnesota he married again. Robert Wagner, the plaintiff, was the son of his second wife by a former marriage. Robert came to Minnesota with his mother and his stepfather, and was shortly afterwards legally adopted by the latter as his son. Peter’s children by his first wife remained in Illinois. Robert became of age in 1901, and continued to…
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