Colburn v. Addison
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Story District Gowt. — R. M. Wright, Judge. Suit to determine the shares of the estate of J. M. Col-burn, deceased, to which plaintiffs and defendants are each entitled, resulted in a decree declaring each of the former entitled to one fourth, and each of the latter to one twelfth thereof. The defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, C. J.
I. J. M. Colburn died intestate, at the age of 75 years, February 11, 1915. He had' never married. E. H. Addison was duly appointed and qualified as administrator of his estate. Decedent was the son of Orlin Col-burn, Sr., and Balsora Miller Colburn, both of whom departed this life prior to his death, and left them surviving another son, Orlin Colburn, Jr., by them begotten, and a *592daughter of Orlin Colburn, Sr., and Pauline Cole Colburn. The children of Orlin Colburn, Jr., who died before decedent, Nathan 0. Colburn, Edward B. Colburn, and Mil- ’ aiieu dred A. Darley, filed an application,…
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