Filkins v. Severn
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Blade Hawk District Court. — Hon F. C. Platt, Judge. Action in equitfy by plaintiff, as sole beir of Solomon Haney, deceased, against bis executor, to secure a construction of .the provisions of a will. Decree for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMcClain, J.
In tbe will, construction of which is sought in this action, the testator, after providing for the payment of the debts and expenses of his last sickness and funeral, and after appointing the defendant in- this action as his executor, devises a certain parcel of real property, and directs the executor to devote another parcel to the erection of a tombstone. Then, after a bequest of $100 to a devisee named, he proceeds as follows.
That the residue of my estate, both real and personal, after above sections are complied with, be left in the hands of my executor, D. H. Severin, as trustee, and to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Tilden v. . GreenNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Holland v. . AlcockNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- In re Donges's EstateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1899
- Read v. . WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Sears v. HardyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1876
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- Beidler v. DehnerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1917
- In Re Estate of BarnesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1964
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