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IN RE ESTATE OF COOPER

No. 2-56080.

215 N.W.2d 259 (1974)

In the Matter of the ESTATE of Raymond E. COOPER, Deceased. Hazel M. COOPER, Appellee, v. Mary COOPER, Executor of the Estate of Raymond E. Cooper, Deceased, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

February 20, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walker, Concannon & Anderson, Keokuk, for appellant.

McManus & McManus, Keokuk, for appellee.

Heard before MOORE, C. J., and RAWLINGS, REYNOLDSON, HARRIS and McCORMICK, JJ.

HARRIS, Justice.

We affirm the trial court's finding on a claim filed in an estate. The validity of the claim turns on the interpretation of provisions in a separate maintenance decree.

On December 8, 1958 Hazel Cooper (claimant) was granted a decree of separate maintenance from her husband Raymond E. Cooper (decedent). The decree incorporated a stipulation between the parties and included the following:

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