Legal Opinion
In Re the Estate of Graf Droste Zu Vischering
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided May 7, 2010No. 08-1888PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BAKER, Justice.
In proceedings to reopen an estate, the executor appeals from an interlocutory order in which the district court agreed with petitioners that it was unnecessary for them to comply with international treaty requirements for service abroad in serving process on the estate beneficiary, who resides in Germany. We find the district court erred in ruling that service of process on the estate beneficiary did not require compliance with the Hague Service Convention.
I. Background Facts and Proceedings.
In April 2008, the petitioners filed an application in district court to reopen the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft v. SchlunkSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Société Nationale Industrielle Aérospatiale v. United States District Court for the Southern District of IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- State v. BuenaventuraSupreme Court of Iowa · 2003
- State v. LopezSupreme Court of Iowa · 2001
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