Legal Opinion

McCuen v. Hartsock

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided June 11, 1968No. 52950PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SNELL, Justice.

This is an action in equity brought in two counts by plaintiff appellant as a beneficiary of a joint, mutual and contractual will executed by Sadie and Amos S. Hart-sock, her parents. Count I alleges that certain inter vivos transfers were made in violation of the provisions of the will. Count II asks that the money transferred be subject, to a constructive trust in favor of the plaintiff. The trial court found insufficient evidence to declare a constructive trust, but found the transfers unreasonable and ordered $10,000 (½) of the money returned to the estate of the deceased…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. In Re Estate of LendersSupreme Court of Iowa · 1956
  2. In Re Estate of MartinSupreme Court of Iowa · 1968
  3. Hatcher v. SawyerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1952
  4. Wechsler v. ZenMichigan Court of Appeals · 1966

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. In Re the Estate of RoehlkeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
  2. Petersen v. CarstensenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977
  3. Flohr v. WalkerWyoming Supreme Court · 1974
  4. Matter of Estate of KokjohnSupreme Court of Iowa · 1995
  5. Ikegami v. IkegamiHawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals · 1980

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