In Re Kenison's Guardianship

The facts in the instant case are relatively simple. On and prior to April, 1944, Audrey May Kenison was the owner of certain property in Lincoln County, South Dakota. Her father William G. Kenison was dead and the executor of his estate was Irving H. Kenison, a brother of her father. Olive Kenison Osborne is a sister of Irving H. Kenison and an aunt of Audrey May.

On April 24, 1944, Bertha F. Kenison, mother of Audrey May, presented a petition for appointment of herself as guardian of Audrey May, alleging that the daughter was incompetent to manage her property and stating that she was the…