LaPree v. DePew's Estate

John W. DePew lived on a small farm in Newaygo county for many years. His children married and went to reside in distant States. After the death of his wife, the plaintiff, a widow, a relative of a near neighbor, with her male child 14 years old, went to his home in 1908 and performed not only the duties of a housekeeper but did much outside work on the farm. She married again in 1915, but after a few months separated from her husband and was later divorced. She returned to the home of the deceased and remained with him until his death. There is an abundance of testimony tending to show an…