Legal Opinion

O'Dell v. O'Dell

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided March 11, 1947No. 46935PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBliss, J.

Plaintiff’s petition was in four counts. In the first she alleged: The marriage of herself and James 0 ’Dell on April 6, 1927, and the continuance of the marital relation until his death on June 27, 1943; that defendants were children or grandchildren of her husband, and his son Albert was executor of the deceased’s estate; that on the day of the marriage, but after the consummation of the ceremony, she and her husband executed a prenuptial agreement; and that because the agreement was executed after the inception of the marriage relation it was not legal or binding, and she as the surviving…

2Cases cited65 opinions

  1. Fulkerson v. ThorntonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1878
  2. Maasdam v. Estate of MaasdamSupreme Court of Iowa · 1946
  3. Fisher v. KoontzSupreme Court of Iowa · 1899
  4. Gordon v. MunnSupreme Court of Kansas · 1912
  5. In Re Estate of TaltySupreme Court of Iowa · 1942

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Recker v. GustafsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
  2. Havner H. Parish, Jr. v. Dwayne E. HowardCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
  3. Carlson v. Bankers Trust Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1951
  4. Ipsen v. RuessSupreme Court of Iowa · 1948
  5. King Features Syndicate v. CourrierSupreme Court of Iowa · 1950

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