Legal Opinion
Matter of Estate of Weidman
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided October 16, 1991No. 90-322PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHULTZ, Justice.
In this appeal, plaintiff Rodney Weidman (Rodney), seeks to contest the will of his mother, Mary Lou Weidman (Mary). The district court dismissed his petition on the basis that plaintiff’s will contest action was not filed within the four-month limitation period prescribed by Iowa Code section 633.309 (1985). We affirm.
Mary executed a new will on December 12, 1986. She died later that day. Mary’s prior will left her property to plaintiff and her other child, defendant Pamela Rose Stahlhut (Pamela), in equal shares. However, Mary’s new will left her entire estate to Pamela and…
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