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MATTER OF ESTATE OF CRIST

No. 87-1690.

434 N.W.2d 904 (1988)

In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Marion R. CRIST, Deceased. Susan Lee WOODS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FIRST BANK, Wally Woods, Douglas Woods, Raylene Woods, Justin Woods, Jeremy Woods, Michael Woods, and Nathan Woods, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

November 29, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. McCarthy of McCarthy & Lammers, Davenport, for plaintiff-appellant.

Michael K. Bush of Carlin, Hellstrom & Bittner, Davenport, for defendant-appellee First Bank.

John T. Bribriesco, Bettendorf, for defendants-appellees Woods.

Heard by OXBERGER, C.J., and DONIELSON and SACKETT, JJ.

SACKETT, Judge.

In this action to construe decedent Marion R. Crist's will, the question is whether the decedent's bequest to his daughter of goods and chattels was ambiguous. We find the will to be unambiguous. We reverse the district court.

Our review is de novo. Oxley v. Oxley, 262 N.W.2d 144, 147 (Iowa 1978). In a de novo review we make findings of fact anew; however, when considering the credibility of witnesses...

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