In re Estate of Peterson

SNELL, Judge.

Marvin and Lydia Gehrts were devised a quarter section of farmland in Cherokee County, Iowa, by the will of Marie B. Peterson who died March 13, 1974. For three or four years prior to her death the farm had been farmed by Eugene Gehrts, son of Marvin and Lydia. The 1974 crop year produced $12,869.37 from the landlord’s share of the crop. Marvin and Lydia claim the money as devisees. The executor claims the money is part of estate assets for payment of debts and taxes. The trial court found for the executor. We affirm.

The case pertains to the existence of a lease and the purposes…