In Re Estate of Cocklin
Supreme Court of Iowa
1Opinion of the Court
[1] The proceedings in this estate have been reviewed by this court on two former appeals. In re Estate of Cocklin, 230 Iowa 415,297 N.W. 864; In re Estate of Cocklin, 232 Iowa 266,5 N.W.2d 577. On the first appeal, it appeared that decedent had executed three wills, one in September 1939, one in December 1939, and the third on February 3, 1940. The contestant, Fanny Watkins, sought to secure a consolidation of proceedings to challenge at one time the validity of all three wills. Her motion was overruled and on appeal this court affirmed the order. The second appeal was taken after the trial…
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