Legal Opinion
Pellizzarro v. Reppert
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided October 17, 1891PublishedCited by 14 opinions
Appeal from Des Moines District Court. — Hon. Charles H. Phelps, Judge. Action for the partition of Pellizzarro’s subdivision of part of section 29, township 70 north, of range 2 west, Des Moines county, Iowa, consisting of thirty-one lots, numbered from one to thirty-one. There was a decree dismissing the plaintiff’s petition, and quieting the title in the defendants. The plaintiff; appeals. The issues and facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtGiven, J.
I. On November 2, 1870, Peter Pellizzarro executed his last will, providing as follows:
“Subject to the payment of all my just debts and funeral expenses, I will and bequeath unto my beloved wife, Martha Elizabeth, all my property, real, personal and mixed, absolutely, for her use and benefit during her life, to be used and disposed of in such manner as she sees fit; and at her death, if there remains any of said property, I will and direct that the same shall go, share and share alike, to my children then living, or to the children of any one of my children who may have previously died; that…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Halliday v. SticklerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1889
- Benkert v. JacobySupreme Court of Iowa · 1873
- Craig v. ConoverSupreme Court of Iowa · 1890
- Hopkins v. GrimesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1862
- Ashlock v. AshlockSupreme Court of Iowa · 1879
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Elberts v. ElbertsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1913
- Mohn v. MohnSupreme Court of Iowa · 1910
- Johnson v. CraigSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
- Bruce v. DeanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1927
- Jeppesen v. JeppesenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1958
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