Seery v. Murray
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Jones District Court. — Hon. II. M. Bemley, J udge. Action by plaintiff to recover certain assets of the estate of his testator, which it is charged defendants have unlawfully seized and kept. There was a trial to a jury, and, under direction of the court, a verdict against defendants Anna L. Murray and Bertha Seery. From a judgment thereon, they appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtWaterman, J.
*3871 *385John Seery died in Jones county, on March 1, 1895, leaving the following will: “I, John Seery, Sr., in the county of J ones and state of Iowa, farmer, being of sound mind and disposing memory, do make, publish, and declare this to be my last will and testament. And as to my worldly estate, real and personal, consisting of my farm of three hundred and twenty acres, more or less, situated on section seventeen, Washington township, Jones county; also twenty acres of timber land situated on section nineteen, Washington township; also twenty acres timber land situated *386ón section thirteen,…
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