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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA No. 6-680 / 05-1593 Filed October 11, 2006 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF STEVEN L. SINNER, Deceased, PAIGE SINNER, Appellant. ________________________________________________________________ Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Adair County, Darrell J. Goodhue, Judge.

Decedent's daughter appeals from the district court's ruling that decedent was a vested remainderman of his grandparents' estates. AFFIRMED.

David Jungman of David L. Jungman, P.C., Greenfield, for appellant. Matthew Haindfield of Bradshaw, Fowler, Proctor & Fairgrave, P.C., Des Moines, for appellee.

Considered by Sackett, C.J., and Vaitheswaran, J., and Robinson, S.J.*
*Senior judge assigned by order pursuant to Iowa Code section 602.9206 (2005).

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SACKETT, C.J. The issue in this appeal from an action construing a will is whether the district court correctly concluded that Steven Sinner, now deceased, was devised in the wills of his grandparents L.E. and Marie Sinner a vested remainder in an undivided one half interest in real estate. The guardian ad litem for Stephen's only heir at law, his daughter Paige Sinner, contends the interest was only a contingent remainder interest and the district court erred in holding otherwise. Steven's creditors contend Stephen's interest was vested and the district court should be affirmed. We affirm. SCOPE OF REVIEW A declaratory judgment action to construe a will is tried in equity. Iowa Code

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