Vorse v. Vorse
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Court. — W. H. McHenry, Judge. Suit in equity to establish a trust, and for an accounting. The petition was dismissed, and plaintiffs appeal. The facts, so far as material, are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
Norman T. Yorse, the common ancestor of the parties to this suit, died testate, February 10, 1877, leaving him surviving his wife, Elizabeth, and two sons, Charles 8. and Frank W., his only heirs at law. The son Charles S. died intestate in the year 18901, leaving his wife, Augusta T., and three children, Norman T., Charles S., and Florence (now Miller), his only heirs at law. The mother, Elizabeth, did not marry again, and died testate, January 14, 1915, at the age of 84 years, leaving as her only heirs at law her son Frank T. and the above-named children of her deceased son, Charles S. The…
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