Tuecke v. Tuecke

— This appeal raises two difficult questions arising under the provisions of section 633.16, Code of 1962, and previous Codes, commonly known as the antilapse statute. We quote it herewith: “If a devisee die before the testator, his heirs shall inherit the property devised to him, unless from the terms of the will a contrary intent is manifest.”

The plaintiffs are the children and heirs of Alfred Tuecke, who was a son and a named devisee in the will of John W. Tuecke. The defendants are daughters, and also devisees in the will, of John W. Tuecke, who died testate on January 13, 1951. His will…