Legal Opinion

Schaper v. Brown

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided January 9, 1962No. 50408PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtThornton, J.

This is an application in probate. The questions involved are, is the life tenant entitled to unmatured crops growing on the land at the time of the death of the testator, and are the facts such as will sustain the findings of the trial court in holding a declination to act as executor should not be set aside and the applicant appointed ?

I. Albert F. Bahfeldt died a resident of Story County August 8, 1960. He left a will, dated January 22, 1945. In Paragraph II of the will he devised a life estate to the applicant, Fred A. Bahfeldt, in a quarter section of farm land in part as follows:

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2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Hecht v. DettmanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1881
  2. Downard v. GroffSupreme Court of Iowa · 1875
  3. Clark v. StrohbeenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1921
  4. Newburn v. LucasSupreme Court of Iowa · 1904
  5. Holzhauser v. Iowa State Tax CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1953

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Matter of Estate of HerringSupreme Court of Iowa · 1978
  2. Helms v. HeltenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
  3. In Re Rahfeldt's EstateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1962
  4. In Re Estate of JackmanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1963
  5. Helms v. HeltenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980

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