102 Iowa 173 | Iowa | 1897
Section 2455. “If the intestate leave no issue, the one-half of his estate shall go to his parents and the other half to his wife; if he leaves no wife, the portion which would have gone to her shall go to his parents.”
Section 2456. “If one of his parents be dead, the portion which would have gone to such deceased parent
Section 2457. “If both parents be dead, the portion which’ would have fallen to their share by the above rules, shall be disposed of in the same manner as if they had outlived the intestate and died in the possession and ownership of the portion thus falling to their share, and so on through ascending ancestors and their issue.” ' '*