Legal Opinion

Ganoe v. Swisher

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 15, 1940No. 45301PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSager, J.

G. W. Noland made a will on the 27th day of January, 1923. At that time his wife and five children were living. By this testament he left to his wife a life estate in certain property.' The death of the widow removed her from the scene and she will not again be mentioned. There was devised to each of the children specific parcels of real estate, all free from encumbrance.

On December 15, 1934, the testator gave a note of $3,000 to one of his sons securing it by a mortgage on the .land devised to William in whose behalf this action' was brought. This devisee was mentally incompetent at the time…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. In re Estate of DaltonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1918
  2. Wilts v. WiltsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1911
  3. Toner v. CollinsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1885
  4. Estate of Brackey v. JensenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1914
  5. In Re Will of EngelsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1930

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. In Re Estate of LepleySupreme Court of Iowa · 1945
  2. Estate of Randeris v. RanderisCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 1994
  3. In Re Estate of MyersSupreme Court of Iowa · 1947
  4. In Re Estate of MyersSupreme Court of Iowa · 1943
  5. Wareham v. Wareham-SchmidSupreme Court of Iowa · 1941

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