In re Estate of Workman
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Greene District Court. — P. M. Powers, Judge. Contest on tbe probate of a will. Verdict and. judgment for proponents. Contestants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtGaynor, J.
On the 19th day of February, 1912, there was filed in the office of the clerk of the district court of Greene County certain written instruments purporting to be the last will and testament of Mary S. Workman, deceased. These instruments consisted of two separate documents, one purporting to be her will (which, for convenience hereafter, we will call the original will), dated May 20, 1911; the other purporting to be a codicil to the will, dated January 26, 1912. The will provided:
1. For the payment of her debts.
2. A bequest to her brother, James Thompson, of $50.
3. A bequest to her brother,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bever v. SpanglerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1895
- Lamb v. LippincottMichigan Supreme Court · 1898
- Ashcraft v. De ArmondSupreme Court of Iowa · 1876
- Mileham v. MontagneSupreme Court of Iowa · 1910
- Hardenburgh v. HardenburghSupreme Court of Iowa · 1906
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