Allender Ex Rel. Allender v. Selders

The principles of law in a ease of this kind have been frequently stated by this court, and there is np controversy between the parties respecting them. Neither do we find any material dispute in the facts. But since the facts are controlling in- the determination of the case, and in the application of the legal principles, a summarized fact statement is necessary. In 1929 W. M. Allender, the father of the minor, was living at home with his parents and assisting in the operation of their 240-acre farm, about 12 miles southwest of Red Oak. He was then about 36 years old, and the only child in…