Blain v. Blain

— W. J. Blain died testate at San Diego, California, January 4, 1931. At the time of his death, he held the legal title to approximately ninety-six acres of land near Prairie City, in Jasper County, Iowa. John W. Blain, the plaintiff-appellant, is the brother of the decedent W. J. Blain. Ida Maude Thompson Mackeravy Blain, a defendant and appellee, claims to be the surviving wife of the decedent, W. J .Blain. Mrs. John Gill and her husband, John Gill, are the tenants on the foregoing land.

The decedent, during his lifetime, first was married to Rosetta Blain. In April, 1923, Rosetta commenced…