Ericksen v. Ericksen

MR. JUSTICE JOHN C. HARRISON

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered. in favor of the defendant, Berger Ericksen, by the district court of Jefferson County, the Honorable V. W. Lessley presiding without a jury.

Three actions are consolidated on this appeal. All involve the widow of Oscar Ericksen, Kathryn Ericksen, and Oscar Ericksen’s son Berger Ericksen, who is also Kathryn Ericksen’s stepson.

The facts of this ease developed as follows. On or about July 15, 1957, Oscar Ericksen, age 88, had a heart attack in Whitehall, Montana. The defendant, Berger…