JEPPESEN v. JEPPESEN

No. 49345.

88 N.W.2d 633 (1958)

Carrie JEPPESEN, Appellee, v. Donald W. JEPPESEN, Adele Bernice Morrison, and Franklin Jeppesen, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 11, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Smith, Peterson, Beckman & Willson, Council Bluffs, for appellants.

Don H. Jackson, Council Bluffs, for appellee.


GARFIELD, Justice.

The sole question we have is whether, prior to plaintiff's marriage to decedent, there was a valid delivery of the deed under which defendants claim to be sole owners of the realty in which plaintiff widow asserts her distributive share.

Following trial the district court held the deed was not so delivered and established plaintiff's one-third share. While our review is de novo (rule 334, Rules of Civil Procedure, 58 I.C.A.) we give weight...

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