Clark v. Griffith
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from the Warren District Court. The plaintiff claims of the defendant, the snm of four thousand dollars, -which he avers is one-half of the assets of the estate of David Demaree, deceased, in the hands of defendant, his executor, to which Susan Jane Demaree, the plaintiff’s intestate, was entitled, as the widow of said David, he having died without issue.
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Appeal from the Warren District Court. The plaintiff claims of the defendant, the snm of four thousand dollars, -which he avers is one-half of the assets of the estate of David Demaree, deceased, in the hands of defendant, his executor, to which Susan Jane Demaree, the plaintiff’s intestate, was entitled, as the widow of said David, he having died without issue. The defendant denies the right of the plaintiff, to the four thousand dollars, or any other sum; denies that Susan Jane Demaree, as widow, was entitled to one-half of the personal estate of her deceased husband, and avers that D.…
1Opinion of the CourtStockton, J.
David Dem,aree, by his will, after directing the payment of his debts, devises to his wife two hundred and forty acres of land, and bequeathed to her twelve hundred dollars, to build her a house, and all his household and kitehen furniture. He gives to his brother John, all his personal property in the state of Indiana. The remainder of his estate, personal and real, he directs to be sold, and the proceeds divided equally between the minor heirs of John Demaree, James M. Rice, and Samuel Demaree, except five hundred dollars to the American Bible Society. At the death of his wife, he directs…
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