Summers v. First National Bank of Clinton

Appellant Markel Summers appeals the trial court’s denial of his application for an order approving the sale of real estate which is subject to a conservatorship. Appellant claims the trial court erred in determining that only the conservator could make the application for approval of the sale. Our review of this equitable proceeding is de novo. § 633.33, The Code 1979; Iowa R.App.P. 4. We affirm.

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Markel and Laurel Summers are brothers, and each owns an undivided one-half interest in a 440 acre farm in Jackson County, Iowa. Laurel Summers is under a con-servatorship. Markel and the…