Blackett v. Ziegler
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Fayette District Court. — Hon. L. E. Fellows, Judge. Action to set aside the probate of a will. There was a judgment for the defendants. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
Elizabeth W. Lewis, now deceased, made a will in the year 1895. Thereafter, and in 1904, she made another, which disposed of her estate, and contained a clause revoking the will of 1895. She retained both wills until the year 1905, when she destroyed the one of 1904 by burning it, and about the same time executed the following paper: “To the Judge of the District Court of Eayette County, Iowa: I hereby request you in case of my death to appoint S. B. Ziegler, of West Union, Iowa, as administrator of my estate without giving bonds.” This she signed, and her signature was witnessed by two…
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