OVERTURFF v. MILLER

No. 48678.

71 N.W.2d 913 (1955)

Simon OVERTURFF, Appellant, v. Arthur MILLER, Hiel Overturff, Helen Overturff Beasley, Ben Overturff, and Mabel Overturff, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied November 18, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bailey C. Webber and Hal P. Beck, Ottumwa, for appellant.

Simpson & Louden, and Leo D. Thoma, Fairfield, Clyde E. Jones, Ottumwa, for appellees.


BLISS, Justice.

The appeal presents some troublesome questions. And while the ultimate issue is a legal one, the facts are important, though not in dispute. Allen Overturff, 73, of Van Buren County, Iowa, executed his last will on April 21, 1910, which was probated August 22, 1911. He was survived by four sons, four daughters and a granddaughter, all of whom were named in the will. At his death he owned 480 acres of farm land, his home in town, and certain personal...

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