Legal Opinion

Campbell v. Hale

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided November 17, 1942No. 45804PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSager, J.

One of the grounds upon which appellees sought to set aside the will was mental incompetence but the trial court withdrew that issue from the jury. The record abundantly'justifies the ruling. The cause was submitted on the sole issue of undue influence.

Appellees thus describe testatrix:

<<# * # Elizabeth Hale was always a long ways from being normal physically, but up until 1935 or 1936 she was active and able to be about most of the time, and during that period she was a strong-willed, shrewd business woman, very charitable and very religious, and she dominated the home. True, her appearance…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Perkins v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1902
  2. Baker v. SyfrittSupreme Court of Iowa · 1910
  3. Campbell v. DunkelbergerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1915
  4. Stewart v. ToddSupreme Court of Iowa · 1919
  5. In Re Estate of MottSupreme Court of Iowa · 1925

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. In Re Estate of HellerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1943
  2. In Re Klein's EstateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1950
  3. In Re Estate of HollisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1944
  4. Shaw v. DuroSupreme Court of Iowa · 1944
  5. Else v. Fremont Methodist ChurchSupreme Court of Iowa · 1955

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