THOMPSON, Justice.
This appeal raises two difficult questions arising under the provisions of section 633.16, Code of 1962, I.C.A. and previous codes, commonly known as the anti-lapse statute. We quote it herewith: "If a devisee die before the testator, his heirs inherit the property devised to him, unless from the terms of the will a contrary intent is manifest."
The plaintiffs are the children and heirs of Alfred Tuecke, who was a son and a named devisee...
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