Legal Opinion

Estate of Buss

Court of Appeals of Iowa

Decided February 25, 1998No. 97-0320PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUITINK, Judge.

Mary Cox appeals the probate court’s ruling partially denying her claim for services from the Pearl E. Buss estate. We affirm.

I.Background Facts and Proceedings.

Buss died on September 30, 1995. Cox filed a claim against Buss’ estate alleging she had not been paid for personal and domestic services she provided Buss from March 1994 through September 1995. The executor denied Cox’s claim.

The probate court found Cox worked for Buss an average of fifteen hours per week at a rate of $7.00 per hour for the period covered by Cox’s claim. The court, however, found Cox had been paid for…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Galloway v. Bankers Trust Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1988
  2. Olson v. Wilson & Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1953
  3. In Re Holta's EstateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1955
  4. Seidler v. Vaughn Oil Co.Court of Appeals of Iowa · 1991

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Michaelson v. Waitt Broadcasting, Inc.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 2002
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