BRUNNER v. BROWN

No. 91-15.

480 N.W.2d 33 (1992)

Elsie BRUNNER, Paul Warnke, Lucille Warnke, Arthur Eugene Warnke and Ellen L. Kirkestue, Appellants, v. James BROWN and Orville Kapka, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

January 22, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. Smith of Noah & Smith, Charles City, and C.J. Anderson of Anderson, Story & Schoeberl, Cresco, for appellants.

Richard D. Stochl and Christopher F. O'Donohoe of O'Donohoe, O'Connor, O'Donohoe & Stochl, New Hampton, for appellees.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and LARSON, SCHULTZ, SNELL, and ANDREASEN, JJ.


LARSON, Justice.

John Wermuth's will was challenged by family members on the ground that Wermuth lacked sufficient testamentary capacity. The trial court rejected these arguments, and the contestants appealed. Their sole complaint on appeal is that the court erred in refusing to allow their expert witness, during direct examination, to relate hearsay evidence that he had considered in forming his opinion on the decedent's mental state. We conclude that, while such...

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