Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Wolfe
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided July 3, 1973No. 55363PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LeGRAND, Justice.
On June 6, 1971, the decedent, Leonard Allen Wolfe, was involved in a fatal automobile accident while driving his 1969 Buick Electra automobile. The car was rendered a total loss and subsequently decedent’s insurance carrier paid his executor $3,550.00 for damage to the vehicle.
This litigation involves a dispute between decedent’s daughter, Carol Lynn Wolfe, (the residuary legatee under his will) and his brother, David Wolfe, (to whom he left the automobile) over who shall have this money. The case was submitted on stipulated facts raising this one legal issue: Was the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- In Re Bierstedt's EstateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1963
- In Re Estate of SpragueSupreme Court of Iowa · 1953
- Walsh v. GillespieMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
- State v. ColeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1965
- In re the Accounting of Y. B. GardenNew York Court of Appeals · 1960
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Matter of Estate of EickholtCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 1985
- In Re Estate of KolbingerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1988
- In Re Estate of AntonSupreme Court of Iowa · 2007
- Conn v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1984
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