Matter of Estate of Franzkowiak
Supreme Court of Iowa
1Opinion of the Court
UHLENHOPP, Justice.
In this appeal we deal with the right to possession of a decedent’s real property during the pendency of a contest of wills allegedly made by her.
Dorathy A. Franzkowiak died on September 12,1977, owning real estate including a farm of 110 acres (“the farm”). She was survived by four sons: Frank, Henry, George, and Dwayne. Frank was the farm tenant. On September 22, 1977, a 1967 will executed by Mrs. Franzkowiak was offered and admitted to probate, and letters of appointment were issued to Russell S. Wun-schel as executor. That will purported to devise the farm to a group of…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- In Re Estate of SwansonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1948
- Sternberg v. St. Louis Union Trust Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1946
- In Re Estate of PierceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1953
- In re Estate of AckenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1909
- Hamilton v. HuntingtonIndiana Supreme Court · 1944
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3Cited by3 opinions
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