Legal Opinion
Meents v. Comstock
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided March 11, 1941No. 45287PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStiger, J.
The real estate involved in this appeal consists of 572 acres in Buena Vista county, Iowa. A preliminary statement of the history of the trust is essential to a complete understanding of the issues in the lower court.
Charles H. Comstock, a resident of Illinois, died testate in 1907 leaving a widow, who passed away in 1916, three sons and three daughters. The will devised and bequeathed all of the property of the testator to the sons, Clinton, William and George Comstock, in equal shares, subject to a charge on all the property in favor of the three daughters, Alice Clifton, Carrie Redmond and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Massie v. WattsSupreme Court of the United States · 1810
- Fall v. EastinSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Smith v. DavisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1891
- Matson v. MatsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1919
- MacGregor v. MacGregorSupreme Court of Iowa · 1859
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Rozan v. RozanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1957
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- Higginbotham v. HigginbothamNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1966
- Homolka v. DrahosSupreme Court of Iowa · 1956