Opinion ID: 1273597
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Heading: It is also well settled:

Text: The basic rules governing our consideration of this will are: (1) the testator's intent is the polestar and must prevail; (2) the intent must be gathered from a consideration of all the language of the will, the scheme of distribution, and the facts and circumstances surrounding the making of the will; and (3) technical rules of construction should be resorted to only if the language of the will is clearly ambiguous or conflicting or testator's intent is for any reason uncertain. (emphasis supplied). In re Estate of Spencer, 232 N.W.2d 491, 495 (Iowa 1975). See also In re Estate of Fairley, 159 N.W.2d 286, 288 (Iowa 1968).