Legal Opinion

In re Estate of Clemmons

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided November 13, 1951No. 47953PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGareield, J.

The question for decision is whether the surviving spouse of a Wisconsixx resident who died intestate, without issue, whose entire net estate is less than $7500 in value, takes all decedent’s-land located ixx Iowa under sectioix 636.32, Code, 1946, or only one third thereof under section 636.5 as the tx’ial court held! We think the spouse is entitled to all the Iowa land.

Onta Clemmons, a Wisconsixx resident, died intestate in 1946, survived by her husband and six brothers and sisters but no issue. She left personalty ixx Wisconsin, a bank deposit of $1070 and land appraised at $4650 in Iowa.…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Van Horn v. Van HornSupreme Court of Iowa · 1899
  2. In Re Estate of MurraySupreme Court of Iowa · 1945
  3. Switzer v. PrattSupreme Court of Iowa · 1946
  4. Wernet v. JurgensenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1950
  5. Hite v. HiteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Estate of Emmet Awtry, Deceased, Nellie Awtry v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1955
  2. Chase v. ReidIdaho Supreme Court · 1960
  3. In Re Estate of SpragueSupreme Court of Iowa · 1953
  4. In Re Chase's EstateIdaho Supreme Court · 1960
  5. In Re Drumheller's EstateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1961

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