ESTATE OF CHRISTENSEN

No. 89-1430.

461 N.W.2d 469 (1990)

In re The Matter of the ESTATE OF Esther CHRISTENSEN, Deceased. Emory M. CHRISTENSEN, Appellee, v. Berle A. FREY, Merle A. Riggs, f/k/a Merle A. Thoren, Defendants, and Jerry R. Christensen and Robb Christensen, a/k/a Robert C. Christensen, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

August 30, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Gallagher, Jr. and Timothy D. Ament of Gallagher, Langlas & Gallagher, P.C., Waterloo, for appellants.

Alan D. Allbee of Estey, Antes & Allbee, West Union, and Larry F. Woods, Oelwein, for appellee.

Heard by OXBERGER, C.J., and HAYDEN and HABHAB, JJ., but decided en banc.


OXBERGER, Chief Judge.

Petitioners, Jerry and Robb Christensen, appeal a district court order determining that they were not beneficiaries of the estate of their paternal grandmother, Esther Christensen. Jerry and Robb contend the district court erred in: 1) determining the provision in Esther's will devising her estate to her children referred only to her children living at the time she executed her will; and 2) using...

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