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Case No. 20-0761

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Shawn Shelton
v.
The Trust Created by the Joint Trust Agreement of Larry E. Shelton and Katherine Shelton, Mary Joleen Pavelka, Jan Marie Gwinn, and Ann Jetora Mueller f/k/a Jetora Ann Mueller

Appellant

Shawn Shelton

Appellee

The Trust Created by the Joint Trust Agreement of Larry E. Shelton and Katherine Shelton, Mary Joleen Pavelka, Jan Marie Gwinn, and Ann Jetora Mueller f/k/a Jetora Ann Mueller

Attorney for the Appellant

Shawn P. Shelton, self-represented

Attorneys for the Appellee

Drew J. Gentsch, for appellees individually
Chad Eichorn, for appellee trust

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
20-0761
Date Published:
Nov 23, 2021
Summary

            Appeals from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Jeffrey Farrell and Robert B. Hanson, Judges.  FIRST APPEAL AFFIRMED; SECOND APPEAL DISMISSED AS MOOT.  Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Greer and Badding, JJ.  May, J., takes no part.  Opinion by Tabor, P.J.  (12 pages)

            In these consolidated appeals, Shawn Shelton, the son of the trust settlors challenges the grant of summary judgment to his sisters, the trustees, and the dismissal of his petition to vacate a judgment.  OPINION HOLDS: In the first appeal, we find no error in the challenged district court rulings and affirm.  In the second appeal, we find the issue raised is moot and dismiss. 

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