Macy v. Van Liew

— The will of the decedent was filed for probate May 5, 1919, and appellee duly qualified as executor shortly thereafter, and entered upon the performance of his duties. The personal estate was in excess of $58,000 in value, and in addition the decedent owned a farm in North Dakota and a residence and other property in the city of Des Moines. Aside from some small gifts, the entire estate was divided between two sisters of the decedent’s, two thirds being given to Elizabeth J. McKinney, and one third to the appellant, Mary Ellen Macy.

■ On September 4, 1922, the executor filed what was…