Edwards v. Smith

The solé question is: May a guardian • of the property of an incompetent resident of • the state of Iowa be legally appointed in the county of his residence on timely personal service of notice upon him outside the state?

The petition asserts the incompeteney of defendant Ken-dal K. Smith since his discharge from United States Coast Guard duty, his continued residence in Poweshiek County, Iowa, his admission as a patient in St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Washington, D. C., and that plaintiff was in Poweshiek county appointed guardian of his property upon personal service of notice made upon him in…