Jones v. Parsons
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Scott District Court. — William Theophilus, Judge. Suit in partition of real estate. The defendant claims to be the sole owner of the property, and denies the right of the plaintiffs-to any participation therein. The question at issue involves the construction of a will. The trial court found for the defendant, and the plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
1. Wills : construction : remainders to “nearest blood connection.” I. The parties all claim under the will of Eevilo Noble, a common ancestor of all the parties. The defendant is the daughter of such testator. The plaintiffs are grandchildren, being children of the deceased children of the testator. The will of the testator was executed in June, 1872, and probated in September of the same year. He was survived by four daughters and the children of a deceased son. Paragraph 1 of his will was as follows:
“It is my will that at the time of my decease all honest debts against me together with my…
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