Legal Opinion
Horak v. Stanley
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided June 20, 1933No. 41943PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.
Mary Stanley Horak, on November 4, 1931, died testate without issue, survived by her husband, appellant herein, and two brothers. The controversy is as to the estate devised by her will, which is as follows:
“Mary Horak 10-23-31.
“I wish to leave my husband, Fred Horak, all property both real and personal, for his perfectly free use during his lifetime. There are a few family heirlooms that I want handed unto my nephews and niece, Robert Maurice Stanly, James Sidney Stanly and Catherine M. Stanly.
“Mary Stanley Horak.
“Witnesses
“Alice I. Ross
“Lucy Findull.”
It is the claim of appellant that the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Steiff v. SeibertSupreme Court of Iowa · 1905
- Busby v. BusbySupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
- Rogers' EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
- Harvey v. ClaytonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1928
- McGuire v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
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3Cited by11 opinions
- In Re Estate of SyversonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1948
- Henkel v. AuchstetterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1949
- Anderson v. AndersonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1938
- In Re Estate of BarnesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1964
- Creel v. HammansSupreme Court of Iowa · 1944
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