Johnson v. Coler
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from CMclcasaw District Court. — W. J. Springer, Judge. Ti-ie key question is whether the will provided a vested remainder or a contingent one. The trial court held the estate created was vested. Defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtSalinger, J.
I. The controversy arises over a provision in the will of one Coler, wherein he desires that his administrator, as soon after death as can conveniently be done, convert all of his real estate into money, and divide the proceeds as later directed, among ten. This is followed by a clause that one Louisa Robinson, who, testator states, is his sister-in-law, shall take as one of the ten. Then follows a direction that, “should any of the above-named legatees be dead at the time of the distribution of the proceeds of my real estate, then said share shall go to his or her living heirs.”
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2Cases cited32 opinions
- Scofield v. OlcottIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
- Archer v. JacobsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1904
- Armstrong v. BarberIllinois Supreme Court · 1909
- Fulton v. FultonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1917
- Taylor v. TaylorSupreme Court of Iowa · 1902
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3Cited by10 opinions
- First and American National Bank v. HigginsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1940
- Kasper v. KellarCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1954
- Hiller v. HerrickSupreme Court of Iowa · 1920
- Lincoln Joint Stock Land Bank v. MitchellSupreme Court of Iowa · 1948
- Cramer v. BrowneSupreme Court of Kansas · 1945
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