Legal Opinion

In Re Estate of Hinkle

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided August 5, 1949No. 47477PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.

— The procedural status of this litigation is unusual. Hazel A. Ogden, executrix of the will of Jessie E. .Hinkle, filed an application (November 8, 1947) praying for a construction of said will. She alleges parts of the will are void “because of being a restraint on alienation of the property therein described” and in violation of the rule against perpetuities; also because the beneficiaries are too indefinitely specified and execution is impossible because of amount and character of property; also a certain gift to Naomi Seward does not create a public charity, and a gift is made to a class…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jennings v. SchmitzSupreme Court of Iowa · 1945
  2. McAllister v. McAllisterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1921
  3. State v. DoeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1940
  4. In Re Estate of DurhamSupreme Court of Iowa · 1926
  5. Dillinger v. SteeleSupreme Court of Iowa · 1928

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Britven v. BritvenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1966
  2. City of Ankeny v. Armstrong Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Iowa · 1984
  3. Michael Alon Davis v. State of IowaCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 2019

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