In Re Estate of Van Der Werf

The estate of Molinda E. Yan Der Werf, deceased, consisted of about $60 personal property and a parcel of realty worth less than $2000. The two claims in the estate filed by the Iowa State Board of Social Welfare totaled $6390.75. The administrator secured an order of court to sell the realty “upon such terms as shall be most advantageous to the estate.” The court appointed appraisers who appraised the property at $1500 and the administrator proceeded to take bids from various interested prospective purchasers. In all, about ten different persons saw or telephoned the administrator and made…