Legal Opinion

Fisher v. Fisher Ex Rel. Pepin

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided May 5, 1970No. 54008PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REES, Justice.

Decedent, Wilson Paul Fisher, Jr., died intestate on November 21, 1968, a resident of Polk county. On the petition of decedent’s mother, appellant who here claims to be the common-law wife of decedent was appointed administrator. The divorced former wife of decedent, acting as the mother and next-friend of two minor children of decedent, filed application to remove administrator, and trial court ordered removal and appointed decedent’s former wife, Cheryl Joy Pepin, as administrator, from which order this appeal is taken. We are unable to agree with the trial court, and reverse…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Blanchard v. LambertSupreme Court of Iowa · 1876
  2. Brisbin v. HuntingtonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1905
  3. In Re Estate of PierceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1953
  4. Pegg v. PeggSupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
  5. Jones v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1912

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. In Re Marriage of WinegardSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
  2. In Re the Marriage of WinegardSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977
  3. Coates v. WattsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
  4. Metropolitan Life Insurance v. JohnsonIdaho Supreme Court · 1982
  5. State v. ArnoldSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975

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