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Weber v. Jordahl
Melissa Weber and Shelly Donlon, Plaintiffs-Appellants
Nancy Jordahl and Wayne Jordahl, individually, and Nancy Jordahl in her capacity as Executor of the Estate of Pauline Fossum and Trustee of the Pauline Fossum Revocable Trust, Defendants-Appellees
Attorney for Appellants
Judith O'Donohoe
Attorney for Appellees
Thomas C. Verhulst
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Winneshiek County, Alan T. Heavens, Judge. AFFIRMED. Heard by Tabor, P.J., and Ahlers and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Chicchelly, J. (9 pages)
Granddaughters Melissa Weber and Shelly Donlon appeal the order dismissing their petition that contests the will and trust of their grandmother, claiming that Nancy and Wayne Jordahl exercised undue influence over her and tortiously interfered with their inheritance. They further challenge the exclusion of their rebuttal witness. OPINION HOLDS: Because the district court did not abuse its discretion in its evidentiary ruling, we affirm the exclusion of the granddaughters’ rebuttal witness. Because substantial evidence supports the district court’s findings, we affirm the denial of the undue-influence and tortious-interference-with-a-bequest claims.
