Legal Opinion

Koep v. Koep

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided November 2, 1909PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from Benton District Court. — Hon. J. M. Parker, Judge. Action for partition of real estate, and for an accounting as to rents and profits. There was a decree for defendants dismissing plaintiff’s petition, and the plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtMcClain, J.

Plaintiff is the widow, and defendants, H. H. Koep and A. F. Koep, are the sons of Charles Koep, who died testate in 1890, owning the eighty acre tract of land to which this controversy relates. In his will he provided that plaintiff should have a life estate in said land, out of which she should pay legacies to certain of the children to the extent of $200, and it was further provided that, after the termination of said life estate, defendants above named were to receive equal shares of the remainder of the property. These two sons were minors at the time of their father’s death, living with…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jones v. JonesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
  2. McDowell v. McDowellSupreme Court of Iowa · 1909
  3. Goldizen v. GoldizenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1899
  4. Lewis v. Sherwin Bros.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1905

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Coomes v. FineganSupreme Court of Iowa · 1943
  2. Johnson v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
  3. Mohn v. MohnSupreme Court of Iowa · 1910
  4. Putbrees v. JamesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1913
  5. Holsteen v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1969

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