Adam v. Highberger
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Keokuk District Court. — CháRles A. Dewet, Judge. This action involves the construction of the will of tlie said decedent, and tlie determination of whether or not the' widow of said decedent elected to accept the provisions of said will.—
1Opinion of the CourtFaville, J.
As indicated in the title of this cause, plaintiffs and certain of the defendants appear as appellants; other defendants appear as appellees. For convenience in the discussion of the case, we will refer to the plaintiffs as if they were the sole appellants, and to all of the defendants as though they were appellees.
The will of the testator, Jacob Heuberger, contained, among other things, the following provision:
“I give, devise, and bequeath to my wife, Anna Heuberger, of Harper, Iowa, all of my remaining property, real, personal or mixed. She to use this property during her natural life. ’ ’
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Watrous v. WatrousSupreme Court of Iowa · 1917
- Arnold v. LivingstonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1913
- Berry v. DonaldSupreme Court of Iowa · 1915
- Schubert v. BarnholdtSupreme Court of Iowa · 1916
- Pring v. SwarmSupreme Court of Iowa · 1916
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- Fryer v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 1975