Davis v. Close
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Wayne District Court. — Hon. W. H. Tedeord, Judge. This is a proceeding to obtain a construction of the will of Joseph Glose, deceased. The trial court held that a certain legacy to W. T. Glose was specific, and had been adeemed before the testator’s death. The legatees appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
The fourth clause of the will is as follows: “I give, will, and bequeath unto my son William Thomas Close the sum of one thousand dollars, to be paid by deducting the same from the amount he owes me, as evidenced by notes I hold on him.” In the third clause he gave a granddaughter one thousand dollars in bank stock, as well as some real estate; in the fifth, to a son, a certain forty acres of real estate ;in the sixth, a certain forty acres of real estate to a daughter; in the seventh, eighth, and ninth, one thousand dollars to each of three daughters; and in the tenth he gave the residue of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Davis v. . CrandallNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Wheeler v. WoodMichigan Supreme Court · 1895
- Evans v. HunterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1892
- Smith v. McKitterickSupreme Court of Iowa · 1879
- Stevens v. FisherMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1887
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