Findley v. Taylor
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Wapello District Court. — Hon. W. I. Babb, Judge. This is a proceeding in • probate for an order requiring the defendant to pay taxes on certain real estate. From an order granted as prayed, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
Juliette A. Taylor died in August, 1892, seised in fee simple of lots 59 and 60, in the city of Ottumwa. Her only heirs are the plaintiff and C. 0. Taylor, who is the executor of her estate. She left *421a will, which was duly admitted to probate. It contained the following provision: “I will and direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses shall be paid out of the estate of which I shall die possessed a.nd seised.” The will devised the lots described to C. 0. Taylor, but the plaintiff, being dissatisfied with the provisions of the will, was preparing to contest it when she and Taylor…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- City of Dubuque v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1874
3Cited by9 opinions
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- Butler v. Kossuth CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1939
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