Jones v. Nicholas
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polh District Court. — Hon. James A. Howe, Judge. Action by the administrator of the estate of Sarah A. Nicholas, deceased, to recover a sum of money claimed to be due the estate from defendants, W. Ii., Alice, and Prudence A. Nicholas.
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Appeal from Polh District Court. — Hon. James A. Howe, Judge. Action by the administrator of the estate of Sarah A. Nicholas, deceased, to recover a sum of money claimed to be due the estate from defendants, W. Ii., Alice, and Prudence A. Nicholas. Della J. Nicholas filed a petition of intervention, asking judgment against the defendants for the sum of $1,000, claiming that this amount in the hands of W. H. Nicholas was of money held by Sarah A. Nicholas in trust for her, intervener, and that the deceased had no authority to make a gift of that amount to W. H. Nicholas. She claimed adversely…
1Opinion of the Court
Deemer, J. —
As the action was tried upon an agreed statement of facts, we hereby copy therefrom as follows:
For the purpose of determining the issues on the intervention of Della J. Nicholas, it is agreed and stipulated, in open court, by and between all the parties hereto, that Sarah Ann Nicholas, formerly of Des Moines, Iowa, and now deceased, had deposited in various banks, prior to 1908, $1,000 for each of her three sons then living, and *364$1,000 for Della J. Nicholas, her daughter-in-law, all of said money to be held and to be used for the benefit of said sons and daughter-in-law…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Martin v. MartinIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- Davis v. NeyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1878
- Minor v. RogersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1873
- Tucker v. TuckerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
- Lewis v. CurnuttSupreme Court of Iowa · 1906
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