Legal Opinion

Matter of Estate of Kruse

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided February 16, 1977No. 2-57751PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RAWLINGS, Justice.

Upon application of estate executor for interpretation of a will, trial court held the option thereby accorded a named devisee to purchase one-half of a designated farm required payment of the value placed on such portional part, not one-fourth the worth of the entire farm. The devisee appeals. We affirm.

October 3, 1973, Leonard J. Kruse died testate. His will was admitted to probate without challenge.

Article 6 thereof provides:

“I give and devise to my cousin, Raymond Kruse, an undivided one-half interest in and to my farm commonly known as the ‘Dickey Place’.
“I further…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Leber v. Estate of LampSupreme Court of Iowa · 1969
  2. In Re the Estate of SpencerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
  3. In Re Estate of FairleySupreme Court of Iowa · 1968
  4. Houts v. JamesonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1972
  5. In Re Estate of HoaglandSupreme Court of Iowa · 1973

3Cited by22 opinions

  1. People v. HackettMichigan Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Matter of Estate of HermSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
  3. People v. KhanMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
  4. Russell v. JohnstonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1982
  5. Shelby County State Bank, an Illinois Banking Corporation v. Van Diest Supply CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002

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