Whisler v. Whisler

Plaintiff’s action seeks a declaratory judgment and the determination of her interest as a surviving widow in real estate located in Iowa but in the name of her husband, a nonresident intestate decedent. There was no issue surviving. The widow sought a decree holding that she is entitled to the first $15,000 plus one half of the remainder in value of the real estate located in this state. Section 636.32, 1954 Code. She had received from the estate of the decedent under the laws of Oklahoma, where she and her husband had resided and had their domicile, a sum far in excess of $15,000. The trial…