Legal Opinion

Roberts v. Roberts

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided December 9, 1941No. 45774PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMiller, C. J.

J. L. Roberts died testate, May 26, 1940, leaving surviving him his widow and seven children, borne by a former wife. The widow elected to reject the will and claimed her distributive share. The estate is abundantly solvent and the determination oí! such distributive share should present no difficulty herein. The controversy is between the seven children and the representatives of the estate. It involves primarily the question whether certain notes executed by the children and held by the testator at the time of his death should be collected. The answer to each question raised is to be found…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Guilford v. GardnerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1917
  2. Smith v. RunnelsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1896
  3. In Re Estate of ThomasSupreme Court of Iowa · 1935
  4. Van Patten v. WaughSupreme Court of Iowa · 1904
  5. Anderson v. MeierSupreme Court of Iowa · 1939

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. In Re Estate of PierceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1953
  2. Wright v. CopelandSupreme Court of Iowa · 1950
  3. McCarthy v. McCarthySupreme Court of Iowa · 1968
  4. Keen v. Mid-Continent Petroleum CorporationDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1945
  5. Estate of Oxley v. OxleySupreme Court of Iowa · 1978

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