Zavitz v. Preston
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Carroll District Court. — Hon. Charles D. Goldsmith, Judge. Proceeding for1 the interpretation of a will which contained a devise of real estate. From, a judgment in1 favor of the defendant, the plaintiff appeals:—
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
The agreed statement upon which the decision of the district court was basted shows the following facts: John Miller, a resident of the state of Ohio, died leaving a will which was admitted to probate in this state, and which contained a provision as follows: “I give and devise to my grandson, Ernest G. Preston, the following .'described premises, to-wit: The southeast quarter of section eight, township eighty-one, range thirty-three west of the fifth P. M., in Guthrie county, Iowa, — 160 acres, — together with the rents and issues thereof during his natural life; he, however, paying to his…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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