Niemand v. Seemann
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Clay District Court.— HoN. W. B. QuartoN, Judge. ActioN in equity to set aside the probate of a will. The hearing resulted in a decree in favor of plaintiff, and the defendants appeal
1Opinion of the CourtBishop, J.
The instrument admitted to probate was executed in March, 1895, by John Seemann and Maria See-mann, husband and wife. It is recited in the instrument that the said parties do “ make and declare this our last will,” etc. -Two specific bequests follow, one to a son, Christian, and one to a daughter, Bertha, the latter being the plaintiff in this action, and it is then provided that all the balance shall be divided equally among three of the testators’ children, Christian, Karl, and Mina, “ and we hereby appoint our son Christian to be our sole executor of this our last will and testament,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Richmond v. Dubuque & Sioux City R. R.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1871
- Otto v. DotySupreme Court of Iowa · 1883
- Jordan v. WoodinSupreme Court of Iowa · 1895
- Lorieux v. KellerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1857
- Fallon v. ChidesterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1877
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3Cited by11 opinions
- In re Will of TinsleySupreme Court of Iowa · 1919
- Estate of Brown v. BrownSupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
- In Re Estate of HustonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1947
- Hoy v. HeaverSupreme Court of Iowa · 1915
- In re Estate of ParkerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1920
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