IN RE ESTATE OF WEEMS

No. 51967.

139 N.W.2d 922 (1966)

In the Matter of the ESTATE of Ernest WEEMS, Deceased. Laura May WEEMS, Applicant-Appellant, v. Daisy Lee WEEMS, Administratrix of the Estate of Ernest Weems, Deceased, Resistor-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

February 8, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earl E. Fosselman, Waterloo, for applicant-appellant.

Dennis D. Damsgaard, Cedar Falls, for resistor-appellee.


SNELL, Justice.

An Application for Widow's Allowance was filed in the estate of Ernest Weems by his first wife claiming to be his widow. Applicant and decedent had married, separated and remarried after their separation, but without either obtaining a divorce. The second wife of the deceased also claims to be his widow. The issue was whether the first wife is the widow of the deceased. The trial court ruled that the evidence...

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