Wykoff v. Witzke
Supreme Court of Iowa
1Opinion of the Court
McGIVERIN, Justice.
Petitioners Edward J. and Mary E. Wy-koff appeal from the denial of their petition to reopen the estate of Anne Rose Witzke, deceased, so that a sale of realty to them by the estate’s administrator may be rescinded. We affirm.
I. Background and proceedings. On August 12, 1980, petitioners entered into a *184purchase agreement for certain real estate in Council Bluffs with William A. Witzke, administrator of the estate of Anne Rose Witzke. Petitioners were issued a Court Officer’s Deed for the land on September 16. The estate had only two distributees, the aforementioned William…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Succession of YancovichLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
- Bormann v. SimpsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
- Ray v. VirginIllinois Supreme Court · 1850
- Matter of Estate of SchieldSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
- Reid v. SchefflerNevada Supreme Court · 1979
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