Fisher v. Koontz

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “[A]s the antenuptial contract remains in force, the plaintiff is not entitled to a distributive share in the real estate in controversy.”
• “[A]s the antenuptial contract remains in force, the plaintiff is not entitled to a distributive share in the real estate in controversy.”
• wife had actual knowledge of husband's property because she had visited his farms
• wife had actual knowledge of husband’s property because she had visited his farms
• “The evidence very satisfactorily establishes her knowledge of the extent of decedent’s property before their marriage. She had visited his farms with [him], and walked over them with him.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

21 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• In Re the Marriage of Spiegel
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1996-09-18· cited 54×
• In Re Marriage of Tabassum and Younis
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2007-12-07· cited 50×
• Seuss v. Schukat
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1934-10-24· cited 49×
• Britven v. Britven
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1966-10-18· cited 28×
• Hanner v. Hanner
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1964-01-15· cited 19×
• Veeder v. Veeder
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1923-03-13· cited 17×
• Christians v. Christians
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1950-10-17· cited 16×
• In re the Estate of Uker
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1912-03-14· cited 16×
• Rankin v. Schiereck
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1914-05-14· cited 16×
• In re the Estate of Adams
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1913-04-11· cited 13×
• Welsh v. Welsh
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1921-07-22· cited 7×
• Weis v. Bach
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1910-03-09· cited 6×
• In re Estate of Mansfield
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1919-01-27· cited 6×
• Russell v. Russell
  U.S. Circuit Court for the District of New Jersey· 1904-04-15· cited 5×
• Kennedy v. Kennedy
  Ohio Court of Appeals· 1919-05-12· cited 2×
• Paup v. Shelby County State Bank
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1923-05-15· cited 2×
• Stotler v. Stotler
  Preble County Court of Common Pleas· 1916-06-16· cited 1×
• In re Marriage of Tabassum
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2007-12-07
• In the Matter of the Estate of John R. Rhoten
  Court of Appeals of Iowa· 2019-03-06
• Elizabeth Roberts v. Eric Roberts, as trustee of the W. David Roberts Revocable Trust, Dave Roberts Growth & Ventures, Inc., and Eric Roberts as personal representative of the Estate of William David Roberts
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2024-05-10

Cites

13 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Spurlock v. Brown
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1892-02-27· cited 35×
• Harlan v. Harlan
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1897-10-06· cited 28×
• Peet v. Peet
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1890-10-17· cited 23×
• Ditson v. Ditson
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1892-05-18· cited 20×
• Miller v. Miller
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1887-12-13· cited 19×
• Duffy v. White
  Michigan Supreme Court· 1897-12-15· cited 19×
• Merrill v. Peaslee
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1888-03-30· cited 15×
• Phillips v. Meyers
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1876-06-15· cited 15×
• Achilles v. Achilles
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1894-06-16· cited 12×
• Markey v. Markey
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1899-05-15· cited 11×
• Sterling v. Sterling
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1852-08-15· cited 8×
• Craig v. Craig
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1883-05-15· cited 4×
• Rozell v. Redding
  Michigan Supreme Court· 1886-01-27· cited 4×