Legal Opinion

Iimas v. Neidt

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided February 13, 1897PublishedCited by 17 opinions

Appeal from, Clarice District Court. — Hon. H. M. Towner, Judge. This is an action in equity, wherein the plaintiffs ask partition of certain real estate, between the plaintiff Anna Iimas and her sisters, the defendants Minnie Wetsell and Emma Klien. Plaintiff Anna claims title with her sisters, under the last will and testament of their father, Theobold Klien, deceased. The defendant Mary Neidt alone defends.

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Appeal from, Clarice District Court. — Hon. H. M. Towner, Judge. This is an action in equity, wherein the plaintiffs ask partition of certain real estate, between the plaintiff Anna Iimas and her sisters, the defendants Minnie Wetsell and Emma Klien. Plaintiff Anna claims title with her sisters, under the last will and testament of their father, Theobold Klien, deceased. The defendant Mary Neidt alone defends. She answered by way of cross-bill, claiming to be the absolute owner of said land by descent from her daughter, Katherine Klien, deceased. In the second count, she asks that, if the…

1Opinion of the CourtGiven, J.

1 I. Theobold Klien died testate, leaving, surviving him, his widow, the defendant, Mary, since intermarried with Fred Neidt. He also left, surviving him, the four children of himself and said Mary, namely: Jacob, since deceased; Anna, the plaintiff, since intermarried with Gib Iimas; Katherine, since deceased, who died before reaching majority; Minnie, since intermarried with Edward Wetsell; and Emma, yet a minor. This contention involves a construction of certain provisions in said will, and we will state sufficient of those provisions for the purposes of the questions to be considered. The…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Bills v. BillsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1890
  2. Jordan v. WoodinSupreme Court of Iowa · 1895
  3. Grindem v. GrindemSupreme Court of Iowa · 1893

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Law v. DouglassSupreme Court of Iowa · 1899
  2. Canaday v. BaysingerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1915
  3. McCulloch's Estate v. ConradSupreme Court of Iowa · 1952
  4. Meyer v. WeilerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1903
  5. Wilhelm v. CalderSupreme Court of Iowa · 1897

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