Jeppesen v. Jeppesen

The sole question we have is whether, prior to plaintiff’s marriage to decedent, there was a valid delivery of the deed under which defendants claim to be sole owners of the realty in which plaintiff-widow asserts her distributive share.

Following trial the district court held the deed was not so delivered and established plaintiff’s one-third share. While our review is de novo (rule 334, Rules of Civil Procedure) we give weight to the trial court’s findings. Nelson v. Nelson, 249 Iowa 638, 639, 87 N.W.2d 767, 768, and citation; Thompson v. Thompson, 240 Iowa 1162, 1171, 39 N.W.2d 132, 137,…