Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Hurt
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided June 16, 2004No. 03-0069PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STREIT, Justice.
In her will, Fay Hurt gave her son the family farm, except for a small parcel of land containing her home. She left this parcel to her two daughters. She also gave her son the right to cross the daughters’ parcel when farming. The daughters argue this provision of the will is null and void because it results in a violation of a local zoning ordinance.
The district court found Fay clearly wanted her son to be able to drive farm machinery across her daughters’ land, and directed the executor of the estate to ask the Johnson County Zoning Board Of Adjustment for an exception. The…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Pangborn v. WestlakeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1873
- In Re Estate of LarsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1964
- Brackett v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1954
- Boardman v. DavisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1942
- Skow v. GoforthSupreme Court of Iowa · 2000
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3Cited by10 opinions
- State v. MittleiderNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2011
- Upon the Petition of Kent D. LangholzSupreme Court of Iowa · 2016
- In Re Will of UchtorffSupreme Court of Iowa · 2005
- In Re Estate of HuntSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2010
- Uchtorff v. HansonSupreme Court of Iowa · 2005
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