Talladega College v. Callanan
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Court. — Joseph E. Meyer, Judge. The plaintiff, as legatee under a will, claims from defendants, as executors thereof, interest upon its legacy. The defendants denied its right thereto, under the terms of the will. The trial court sustained the position of the defendants, and entered order accordingly. Plaintiff appeals. —
1Opinion of the CourtEvaNS, J.
The defendants are the executors of the will of James Callanan, who died in November, 1904. In form, the proceeding is one to construe the will. This will purported to dispose of an estate of the approximate value of $1,000,000. Approximately $800,000 -was bequeathed in specific legacies. Among the legatees was the plaintiff, to which was bequeathed the sum of $100,000. The assets of the estate were not liquid. They consisted in the main of mining property, of indefinite values and of uncertain salability. The principal item of property consisted of $800,000 worth of stocks and bonds of a…
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