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Case No. 23-2087

In the Matter of the Estate of Arlene Kae Severidt

Bonita Harland, Amanda Lovig, Travis Harland, and Ethan Harland, Appellants.

Attorney for Appellants

Louis R. Hockenberg and Jeffrey P. Schultz

Attorney for Appellee

Michael Marquess

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
23-2087
Date Published:
Feb 05, 2025
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Marshall County, James C. Ellefson, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Tabor, C.J., and Chicchelly and Sandy, JJ.  Opinion by Sandy, J.  (6 pages)

            Bonita Harland and her children, Amanda Lovig, Travis Harland, and Ethan Harland, appeal the district court’s dismissal of their petition contesting the will of Arlene Kae Severidt, Bonita’s sister.  OPINION HOLDS: Because Bonita and her children were not entitled to notice of the admission of Severidt’s will to probate, their petition is barred by the statute of limitations.  We affirm.

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