Succession of Uthoff

On the Merits.

Henry Uthoff died testate on September 9, 1938, leaving an olographic will making special bequests to his sister Mrs. M. U. Sextro and to his brother, Charles J. Uthoff (who predeceased him), and making his sister Adele Uthoff the residuary legatee and executrix of his estate. He was never married and left surviving him neither ascendants nor descendants. After the will was admitted to probate the testamentary executrix qualified and caused an inventory to be made of the succession property (consisting principally of vacant lots) which was appraised at $109,324.56. Under…