Legal Opinion
Matter of Estate of Wulf
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided December 21, 1994No. 93-1073PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNELL, Justice.
This is a probate matter resulting from a challenge to a will brought by the decedent’s spouse, Lucille Wulf. Lucille appealed the adverse portion of the trial court’s decision on her challenge, and following our affir-mance, the trial court awarded attorney’s fees arising from the appeal incurred by the executor. Lucille now appeals the trial court’s charge of the executor’s extraordinary attorney fees solely against her share of the estate. We affirm in part and modify in part.
I. Factual Background
Raymond Wulf died on December 12,1986. His 1961 will provided that his estate…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Estate of BeachCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
- In Re Estate of CorySupreme Court of Iowa · 1971
- In Re Estate of HaleSupreme Court of Iowa · 1942
- In re Estate of SmithSupreme Court of Iowa · 1914
- Danielson v. RedenbaughSupreme Court of Iowa · 1943
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- In Re Guardianship of JordanSupreme Court of Iowa · 2000
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