In the Matter of the Estate of Vera E. Cawiezell, Deceased.
The executors seek further review of the court of appeals decision affirming the district court’s ruling that a restriction on alienability in the decedent’s will was not valid, regarding the provisions of the will concerning the farm tenant’s first right of refusal to purchase the farmland and his continued leasing of the property, and the determination of the boundary lines of the decedent’s residence.
Phyllis Knoche, Terry Brooks and Jill Brooks, Co-Executors-Appellants
Attorney for Applicants
Gregg Geerdes
Attorney for Resisters
Andrew B. Howie
John L. Holmes
Supreme Court
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15-15-5
Mar 24, 2021 9:30 AM
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Muscatine County, Thomas G. Reidel and Patrick McElyea, Judges. AFFIRMED. Heard by Mullins, P.J., and May and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Schumacher, J. (14 pages)
The executors appeal several issues concerning the district court’s construction of the decedent’s will. OPINION HOLDS: We determine the district court properly ruled a restriction on alienability in the decedent’s will was not valid. We affirm the court’s ruling on the provisions of the will concerning the farm tenant’s first right of refusal to purchase the farmland and his continued leasing of the property. The court properly determined the boundary lines of the decedent’s residence. We affirm the decision of the district court.