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MATTER OF COE COLLEGE

No. 19-0155.

935 N.W.2d 581 (2019)

In the MATTER OF the Application of COE COLLEGE for Interpretation of Purported Gift Restriction, Coe College, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed November 8, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary J. Streit , Megan R. Merritt , and Teresa K. Baumann of Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C., Cedar Rapids, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller , Attorney General, and Chantelle Smith , Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

I. Introduction.

How permanent is a "permanent home"? This case concerns seven works painted by one of Iowa's best-known artists—Grant Wood. In 1976, a foundation donated the paintings to Coe College in Cedar Rapids. The gift letter stated that the paintings would be given to the college "and that this would...

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