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In the Matter of the Estate of Arthur G. Kahler
Cynthia Burnmeister, Appellant/Cross-Appellee,
Charlotte Bonavia, Individually and as Co-Executor of the Estate of Arthur G. Kahler.
Attorney for Appellant
Tyler M. Smith
Attorneys for Appellee
Neven J. Mulholland and Brian L. Yung
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Kossuth County, The Honorable Shayne Mayer, Judge. AFFIRMED. Heard at oral argument by Tabor, C.J., and Badding and Langholz, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, C.J. (9 pages)
A beneficiary to Arthur Kahler’s will appeals the district court’s construction of that will. The beneficiary contends there is a scrivener’s error that we can correct to direct Arthur’s after-acquired property to the beneficiary’s family. OPINION HOLDS: The will contains a false description of real property, resulting in the devise being void. So, we affirm the district court’s decision that the after-acquired property must pass through article four of the will, which devises the residue of Arthur’s estate.
