Perkins v. Perkins
Supreme Court of Iowa
'Appeal from Warren District Court. — Hon. J. H. Appelgate, Judge. A paper purporting to be tbe will of Edward Perkins, deceased, being offered for probate, its admission was contested by tbe defendants, wbo are tbe sons of tbe testator. Trial to a jury, verdict for tbe defendants, and plaintiff appeals. —
1Opinion of the Court
Weaver, J. —
1 Edward Perkins died February 19, 1897. He had been twice married. His children, who survive him, were all the fruit of the first marriage, of mature age, and settled in separate homes of their own. He had been an active, energetic man, and accumulated a moderate property, which before his death had been somewhat reduced by an unprofitable experience as a country merchant. At the time of his death the value of his estate is variously estimated at from $2,000 to $4,000. His first wife died March, 1891, and within a few months thereafter he married the plaintiff. This marriage was…
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