YOUNGBLUT v. YOUNGBLUT

No. 18-1416.

945 N.W.2d 25 (2020)

Harold YOUNGBLUT, Appellee, v. Leonard YOUNGBLUT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied July 17, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip A. Burian and Robert S. Hatala of Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman, PLC, Cedar Rapids, for appellant.

David J. Dutton and Nathan J. Schroeder of Dutton, Daniels, Hines, Kalkhoff, Cook & Swanson, P.L.C., Waterloo, for appellee.


I. Introduction.

This case presents the question whether a disappointed heir can decline to pursue a will contest and instead bring a later, separate lawsuit against one or more favored heirs for wrongfully inducing the testator to execute that will. After careful review of the Iowa Probate Code, recent authority, and...

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