Legal Opinion
Sias v. Van Alyea
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided May 5, 1953No. 48183PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBliss, J.
The first five applicants, as named in tbe title, are nieces, nephews and a grandnephew of, and sole beneficiaries under the will of, Florence L. Small, deceased’s widow, who died April 20, 1949. The two applicants last-named are sisters, and are nieces of, and the sole heirs-at-law of, the deceased, W. B. Small.
Dr. W. B. Small, of Waterloo, Iowa, executed his will on June 26, Í936. He died October 9, 1939, and his will was probated on October 23,1939. He was survived by no relatives other than his widow and the two nieces above-noted. Doctor Small nominated his friends John S. Tuthill, J. E.…
2Cases cited47 opinions
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- Bartlet v. KingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1815
- Greene v. . GreeneNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Union Pac. Ry. Co. v. ArtistCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1894
- In Re the Accounting of ClaytonNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
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3Cited by17 opinions
- In Re Estate of PierceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1953
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- Eckles v. LounsberrySupreme Court of Iowa · 1961
- Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Sioux City v. Staab's EstateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1970
- Destitute of Bennington County v. HENRY W. PUTNAM MHSupreme Court of Vermont · 1965
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