Mehmen v. Kappel

Thompson, J.-

This is a companion case to No. 47832, In re Guardianship of Kappel, 242 Iowa 1021, 47 N.W.2d 825. Plaintiffs are daughters of the defendant Bertha Kappel. On J une 14, 1950, they filed their petition in the district court of Butler County, Iowa, alleging that their mother, the defendant, was then seventy-sis years of age; “that because of her age her mental condition has deteriorated and she is now unable to manage her property and business affairs and is unable to care for her person; that said defendant does not know or recognize her own children and does not receive proper…