Fritsch v. Wepking

We have recently held in a series of cases that the construction placed upon the provisions of a will by judgment or order is a finality, and that the court may not entertain a later petition for the construction of the will. Estate of Austin, 258 Wis. 578, 46 N. W. (2d) 861; Estate of White, 256 Wis. 467, 41 N. W. (2d) 776; Estate of Larson, 257 Wis. 579, 44 N. W. (2d) 535; and Estate of Lenahan, 258 Wis. 404, 46 N. W. (2d) 352. The question then is: Was the will construed in the judgment of December 12, 1939? If it was, there was no occasion for its construction upon the petition of the two…