Legal Opinion

Sawyer v. Sawyer

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided August 31, 1967No. 52553PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGarfield, C. J.

Howard L. Sawyer, oldest of four issue to survive his mother Doil S. Hunter, and his wife Huida, brought this action in equity in four counts seeking, in effect, to set aside a trust created by the mother’s will in the share bequeathed to Howard (to whom we refer as plaintiff). Defendants are Howard’s two brothers, a sister and the sister’s husband as executor and trustee under the will. Following trial relief was denied and plaintiff has appealed. We affirm the decision.

Briefly, count 1 of plaintiff’s petition alleges his mother’s will, made November 2, 1961, creating the trust, violated an…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Severson v. SueppelSupreme Court of Iowa · 1967
  2. Arnold v. ArnoldSupreme Court of Iowa · 1965
  3. In Re Estate of HellerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1943
  4. In Re Estate of LendersSupreme Court of Iowa · 1956
  5. Guilford v. GardnerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1917

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3Cited by18 opinions

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  4. Davis v. DavisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1968
  5. Leonard Jack v. P and A Farms, LTD., D/B/A Crooked Creek Shooting PreserveSupreme Court of Iowa · 2012

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