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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
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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.