Legal Opinion
Widney v. Hess
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided December 12, 1950No. 47781PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
Roswell D. Johnston, late of California but a former resident of Iowa, died leaving three holographic instruments, dated, respectively, April 15, 1946, December 13, 1946, and July 26, 1947. They had been admitted to probate in California and on- November 5, 1947, the probate court of Carroll County, Iowa, in ancillary proceedings, admitted all three as the last will and testament of decedent, who owned real estate in Iowa. An administrator with will annexed was appointed.
This suit is brought by some thirty named plaintiffs on behalf of themselves as heirs and of various other unnamed but…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- State v. Fairmont Creamery Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1911
- Knorr v. BeardsleySupreme Court of Iowa · 1949
- Fevold v. Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1926
- State v. TalericoSupreme Court of Iowa · 1940
- Independent School District of Cedar Rapids v. Iowa Employment Security CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1946
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3Cited by16 opinions
- City of Raton v. SprouleNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
- Green v. City of CascadeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
- McGraw Electric Company v. Lewis & Smith Drug Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1955
- Brandt v. SchuchaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1959
- In Re Estate of KielSupreme Court of Iowa · 1984
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