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In Re Estate of Sheeler

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided March 14, 1939No. 44451PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBliss, J.

Henry Sheeler died testate on November 27, 1929, survived by his wife, nine children and the children of a deceased child. Less than' two years before his death he married the wife who survived him. Prior to their marriage, and on April 23, 1928, they had executed a written prenuptial contract, by the terms of which she- waived dower and homestead rights, and accepted, the agreement, of . Sheeler to establish a trust fund of $10,000, from which, if she survived him, she was to receive only the income, as long as she lived. Sheeler failed to establish the trust fund and failed to provide for…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Winkler v. LietmanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1899
  2. Beaver v. RossSupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
  3. In re Estate of SanfordSupreme Court of Iowa · 1919
  4. Inghram v. ChandlerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1917
  5. Thompson v. McCuneSupreme Court of Missouri · 1933

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. In Re Estate of FerrisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1944
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  3. City of Des Moines v. Board of Civil Service CommissionersSupreme Court of Iowa · 1939
  4. In Re Estate of FinchSupreme Court of Iowa · 1948
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