Legal Opinion

In Re Estate of Swanson

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided August 5, 1949No. 47457PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMulroney, J.

— The main question presented by this appeal is the right to an allowance of attorneys’ fees to be paid from deceased’s estate for services rendered in. propounding a will, preparing to defend it against a contest, and resisting a family-settlement agreement, in the trial court and supreme court. Both courts held the family-se.ttlement agreement superseded the will. See In re Estate of Swanson, 239 Iowa 294, 31 N. W. 2d 385, which recites the history of this estate and which, we will .often refer to in the course of this opinion as the former appeal... A short statement of the facts- will…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Meeker v. MeekerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1888
  2. In Re Estate of SwansonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1948
  3. Avery, Appeal From ProbateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1933
  4. In Re Estate of HartmanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1943
  5. Danielson v. RedenbaughSupreme Court of Iowa · 1943

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. In Re Law's EstateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1962
  2. Oliver v. McDowellSupreme Court of Iowa · 1954
  3. Monticello State Bank v. BrownSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
  4. In Re Jenkins'estateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1954
  5. Matter of Estate of WulfSupreme Court of Iowa · 1994

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