Court Opinion

ID: 7109351
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-24 12:24:37.795925+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:13:41.129288
License: Public Domain

Sherwin, J.
Aside from the inference raised by the-qualification of Homer B. Hitt as trustee, there is no evidence before us tending even to show that Mrs. Hitt died leaving issue. The case seems to be argued, however, on the • 'theory that she did, and we will so treat it. The intervener’s ■ petition alleges no facts which would entitle him to resist the levy of the attachment. It will be noticed that he makes the allegations only that the property belongs to the estate of' the testator, and that Homer B. Hitt has no interest therein. It is claimed in argument, however, that Homer B. Hitt has • squandered a large part of the trust estate, and that the court,. for this reason, should discharge the attached property for the • protection of the cestui que trust. It does not occur to us • that this question is before us in such manner as to enable us . to go into the details of the management of the trust property. No such issue is presented by the pleadings, though argued by the appellant. The allegation that the property in ques-. tion belonged to the estate was denied by the appellee, and the interest of Homer B. Hitt therein asserted. That he had.'. *666an interest which, vested in him at the time of his wife’s death we do not understand is controverted. This interest he still held at the time of the levy, and, unless the intervener •showed some right to the property as administrator, the court properly sustained the attachment. This the administrator did not do. He had no authority over the real estate in ■question, nor any right thereto, so far as the record shows. Hodgin v. Toler, 70 Iowa, 21. In his pleading he did not allege any facts authorizing him to intervene nor did he on the trial offer any proof tending even to show such authority; hence we conclude that the trial court was justified in its action, and the judgment is affirmed.