Graf v. Wall

UHLENHOPP, Justice.

In this appeal we deal with the effect of an election by a surviving spouse to take against a will.

On November 5, 1952, Alonzo R. Campbell (testator), a bachelor residing in Iowa, made his last will devising his property to trustees with directions to use the income from the property for the benefit of his only sibling, Robertson D. Campbell, for life, and with authority to invade the corpus for the sibling’s needs. He devised the remainder thus:

After the decease of said ROBERTSON D. CAMPBELL, or upon distribution of my estate from probate if he predeceases me:

1. I direct…