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ESTATE OF ROBINSON

20 Wis.2d 626 (1963)

ESTATE OF ROBINSON: PRISLAND and others, Appellants, v. ROBINSON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

October 1, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellants there were briefs by Oldenburg & Peckham of Madison, and oral argument by Verlin H. Peckham.

For the respondent there was a brief and oral argument by Everett C. Holterman of Madison.

GORDON, J.

Ordinarily, Wisconsin does not recognize a holographic will as valid since it does not comply with our statutory requirements as set forth in sec. 238.06, Stats. However, under the Uniform Foreign Executed Wills Act, sec. 238.07, if the testament is valid in the state where it was executed, it shall be deemed legally executed for purposes of Wisconsin law. Thus, if the will were executed in South Dakota, the Wisconsin courts would be obliged to determine...

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