Legal Opinion
Mary Franklin Home for Aged Women v. Edson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided April 4, 1922PublishedCited by 10 opinions
Appeal from Guthrie District Court. — J. PI. Applegate, Judge. The opinion sufficiently states the case. —
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
— This action was brought in equity, to quiet the title to real estate in the board of managers of a certain charitable institution known as the Mary Franklin Home for Aged Women. The facts material for the disposition of the case are not the subject of any substantial dispute, and are as *568follows: In the year 1901, Alura M. Franklin, a resident of Guthrie County, Iowa, died testate, and her will has been duly probated. The seventh paragraph of that instrument reads as follows:
“It is my will that the executor hereof sell at public auction for cash to the highest and best bidder in parcel or in…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Norris v. LoomisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
- Phillips v. HarrowSupreme Court of Iowa · 1894
- Weeks v. HobsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1890
- Richardson v. MulleryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1908
- Burton's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1868
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Eckles v. LounsberrySupreme Court of Iowa · 1961
- Hartford National Bank & Trust Co v. Oak Bluffs First Baptist ChurchSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1933
- Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Sioux City v. Staab's EstateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1970
- Simmons v. Parsons CollegeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977
- In Re McDonough TrustSupreme Court of Iowa · 1961
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