Legal Opinion

In Re Estate of Fairley

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided June 11, 1968No. 52918PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STUART, Justice.

This action to obtain judicial construction of the Last Will and Testament and Codicil of Rosa Fairley was brought by Frank S. Fairley and James W. Fairley individually and as executors claiming the will and codicil are ambiguous when read together and there is doubt and uncertainty as to the interests of the parties thereunder. Defendant, Lea Fairley, alleges there is no ambiguity. His application for separate adjudication of law points resulted in a final decision adverse to his construction of the instruments. He has appealed.

As the proceedings did not reach an evi-dentiary…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. DeParcq v. O'BrienCalifornia Supreme Court · 1938
  2. Second Church of Christ, Scientist, of New York City v. KaufmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1945
  3. Bankers Trust Company v. AllenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1965
  4. Edwardson v. HansenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1919
  5. Stewart v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1940

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Leber v. Estate of LampSupreme Court of Iowa · 1969
  2. In Re Estate of KielSupreme Court of Iowa · 1984
  3. Matter of Estate of KruseSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977
  4. In Re the Estate of SpencerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
  5. Porter v. PorterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979

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