Estate of Kuhn v. Kuhn
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Keohulc District Court.— Hon. J. T. Scott. Judge. The plaintiff herein, Chas. Kuhn, Sr., is the father of Chas. Kuhn, Jr., who died on the 4th day of September, 1900, from the effects of poison unlawfully and feloniously administered to him by the appellant, Sarah Kuhn.
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Appeal from Keohulc District Court.— Hon. J. T. Scott. Judge. The plaintiff herein, Chas. Kuhn, Sr., is the father of Chas. Kuhn, Jr., who died on the 4th day of September, 1900, from the effects of poison unlawfully and feloniously administered to him by the appellant, Sarah Kuhn. Slate of Iowa v. Kvlm, 117 Iowa, 216. This is an action in probate, brought by the plaintiff to determine the right of the defendant, Sarah Kuhn, to take the distributive share of her deceased husband’s estate, provided for by section 3366 of the Code. There was a judgment determining the issue adversely to the…
1Opinion of the CourtSherwin, J.
The question of first importance in this case, and the only one which we feel called upon to determine, is whether thé defendant, Sarah Kuhn, is denied the right to a distributive share of her deceased husband’s estate by section 3386 of the Code. The section is. in the following language, so far as the same is material here: “No person who feloniously takes or causes or procures another so to take the life of another shall inherit from such person, or fake by devise or legacy from him, any'portion of his estate; * * * but in every instance mentioned in this section, all benefits that' would…
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