McGuire v. Luckey
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from- Louisa District Court.— Hon. James H. Smyth, Judge. Action to partition real estate and for the interpretation of a will, under which the plaintiffs and defendants claim interests in the property involved. By the decree the interests of the respective parties were determined, and provision was made for partition of the property. Defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtMcClain, C. J.
By the will of Joshua Luckey, deceased, the construction of which is asked in this action, his widow, Margaret Luckey, one of the defendants, was.given a life estate in all the decedent’s real estate in lieu of her distributive share. Subject to this life estate his son, Joseph C., was to receive a tract of land consisting of eighty-one acres, subject to the obligation to pay $300 each to four tof the other children, who are defendants in this action, or a total of $1,200; and a daughter, Sarah E. McGuire, one of the plaintiffs in this action, was given a life estate in a tract of land of two…
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