Legal Opinion
Buchan v. Buchan
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided December 11, 1962No. 50803PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSnell, J.
— Rahymond Buchan, a resident of Illinois and the owner of real estate in Illinois and Iowa, died testate in 1907. He was not skilled in punctuation, spelling or syntax. His holographic, but attested will, was admitted to probate in Illinois and subsequently in Wright County, Iowa, as a foreign will. It is now before us for construction to determine the devolution of title to Wright County real estate.
Rahymond Buchan was survived by his widow, four sons and one daughter.
Decedent’s widow, Margaret J. Buchan, died in 1916 survived by the same children as her husband.
A son, James, died in 1932…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Wright v. CopelandSupreme Court of Iowa · 1950
- City National Bank v. OrganSupreme Court of Iowa · 1949
- Jones v. ParsonsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1918
- Pringle v. HoughtonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1958
- Slavens v. BaileySupreme Court of Iowa · 1936
3Cited by12 opinions
- Matter of Estate of EickholtCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 1985
- Schaefer v. Merchants National Bank of Cedar RapidsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1968
- Schau v. CecilSupreme Court of Iowa · 1965
- Long v. CrumSupreme Court of Iowa · 1978
- Matter of BrownleeUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Iowa · 1988
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