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Willesen v. Davidson

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided June 3, 1958No. 49447PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPeterson, C. J.

Anna Willesen, a resident of Audubon County, died testate June 11, 1957. Her estate had a value of about $75,000. The bequests in her will were as follows: 1. Board of Trustees of the Audubon County, Iowa, Hospital, property of approximate value of $25,000. 2. Our Savior’s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Audubon, Iowa, property of approximately the same value. 3. The remainder of the estate in equal shares to her two brothers Edwin and Charles Willesen, her only heirs-at-law.

The two brothers filed contest on basis of mental incapacity and undue influence.

After filing demand for jury trial the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Cramer v. City of BurlingtonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1875
  2. Wisdom v. Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1945
  3. Wolf v. Lutheran Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1945
  4. Cason v. City of OttumwaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1897
  5. McGinty v. City of KeokukSupreme Court of Iowa · 1885

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. In Re Estate of DionNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2001
  2. Riessen v. NevilleCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 1988
  3. Becker v. WrightSupreme Court of Iowa · 1995
  4. Kuhn v. Sadinsky, No. Knl-Cv-92-0523165-S (Mar. 14, 1994)Connecticut Superior Court · 1994

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