Legal Opinion

Matter of Estate of Bearbower

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided July 20, 1988No. 87-875PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McGIVERIN, Chief Justice.

This appeal arises from a will contest suit brought by seventeen heirs of Jacob Eugene Bearbower. The trial court sitting without a jury found that Bearbower’s will was valid. Plaintiffs in this action, four of the original plaintiffs, raise three issues on appeal: 1) whether the trial court abused its discretion in overruling plaintiffs’ motion to amend which sought to add a fourth count to the original petition; 2) whether the court erred in finding decedent’s will and subsequent codicil were properly executed; and 3) whether the court committed reversible error in…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Neylan v. MoserSupreme Court of Iowa · 1987
  2. Matter of Estate of GrahamSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
  3. Welke v. City of DevenportSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
  4. Johnston v. Percy Construction, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1977
  5. In Re Hagemeier's EstateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1953

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  3. Northeast Iowa Ethanol, L.L.C. v. Global Syndicate International, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  4. Corrado v. Life Investors Insurance Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2018
  5. GenoSource, LLC v. Inguran, LLCDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 2018

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