IN RE ESTATE OF WELLS

No. S-90-1268.

497 N.W.2d 683 (1993)

243 Neb. 152

In re ESTATE OF Dorothy I. WELLS, Deceased. Jane W. LONG, Appellant, v. Kathryn J. ANDERSON et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

April 2, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T.J. Hallinan, of Cobb, Hallinan & Ehrlich, P.C., Lincoln, for appellant.

Thomas M. Locher and Kevin J. Dostal, of Hansen, Engles & Locher, P.C., Omaha, for appellees.

HASTINGS, C.J., and BOSLAUGH, WHITE, CAPORALE, SHANAHAN, FAHRNBRUCH, and LANPHIER, JJ.


BOSLAUGH, Justice.

This case involves the validity of a holographic will executed by the decedent, Dorothy I. Wells, who died March 3, 1989. She was survived by her sister, Kathryn J. Anderson, and her three nieces, Jane W. Long, Joan Schukei, and Patricia Hootman.

On October 13, 1969, the decedent executed a will which satisfied the requirements of the Nebraska Probate Code relating to the execution of a will. This will provided that if Wells was survived...

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