IN RE ESTATE OF STONEBROOK

No. 51913.

141 N.W.2d 531 (1966)

In the Matter of the ESTATE of Hoyt W. STONEBROOK, Deceased. Carol STONEBROOK, Executrix, Appellant, v. Thomas Elroy STONEBROOK and Norma Verjean Conard, Movant-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

April 5, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William N. Dunn, Eldora, and Alan Loth, Fort Dodge, for executrix-appellant.

Lundy, Butler, Wilson & Hall, Eldora, for movant-appellees.


GARFIELD, Chief Justice.

This is an application in probate by Carol Stonebrook, executrix of the estate of her deceased husband, Hoyt W. Stonebrook, for construction of his will. The trial court dismissed the application on motion of a son and daughter by a previous marriage. The executrix has appealed.

Paragraph III of the will, dated October 5, 1955, provides: "I give, devise and bequeath to my wife, Carol Stonebrook, our homestead property located in Bowman...

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