In re Estate of Johnston
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Tama District Court. — James W. Willett, Judge. The appellant filed objections in tbe probate court to tbe report of the executor of the will of decedent. The objections were overruled, and the objector has appealed. —
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, C. J.
— I. The objections presented involve the construction of certain provisions in the will of John C. Johnston, who died on June 10, 1917. The will was executed on April 26, 1915. It disposed of an estate of approximately $70,000. This property consisted in the main of four classes:(1) The homestead and its contents.(2) Fifty-eight shares of bank stock.(3) Promissory notes, largely secured by mortgages.(4) Money in bank, in the form of short-time certificates of deposit, bearing interest at 4 per cent.
The first of the foregoing classes had a value of approximately $3,000 or $4,000, and was…
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