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WESTER v. STATE LAND BOARD

231 Or. 405 (1962)

373 P.2d 422

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF NELS SWANSON, DECEASED WESTER v. STATE LAND BOARD ET AL

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Affirmed July 6, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Walker, Portland, argued the cause and filed a brief for appellant.

Robert G. Danielson, Assistant Attorney General, Salem, argued the cause for respondent State of Oregon. With him on the brief was Robert Y. Thornton, Attorney General, Salem.

Before McALLISTER, Chief Justice, and ROSSMAN, WARNER, PERRY, SLOAN, O'CONNELL and GOODWIN, Justices.

AFFIRMED.

McALLISTER, C.J.

This is an appeal by Stewart Wester from a decree of the circuit court for Wasco county that he take nothing from the estate of Nels Swanson, and that the clear proceeds of the estate, amounting to approximately $2,000, escheat to the state.

It appears that the decedent, Nels Swanson, and his wife, Jennie Swanson, in February, 1945 executed a joint will in which the husband devised and bequeathed all of his property to his...

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