Ellsworth v. Ellsworth
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Hardin Circuit Court. The plaintiff is the widow of George Ellsworth, deceased, intestate. The defendant is administrator of the estate of said decedent.
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Appeal from, Hardin Circuit Court. The plaintiff is the widow of George Ellsworth, deceased, intestate. The defendant is administrator of the estate of said decedent. This proceeding was instituted in the circuit court by the widow, to establish her right to certain articles of personal property, a span of mares, a lumber wagon and a set of double harness, which belonged to the decedent at the time of his death.' The circuit court found the property to belong to the plaintiff and made an order accordingly. The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtCole, J.
The following are the substantial facts of the case, concisely stated: George Ellsworth died in Hardin county, September 22, 1868, leaving no children, and leaving the plaintiff, his widow, to whom he had been married about six months. Prior to his death he had been a fanner and teamster, supporting himself and wife as a family, by the use of the team. Shortly, after his death, she abandoned housekeeping and farming and went to live with her mother, leaving the team with another for use and sale. On the 12th of November following his death, his widow inquired of the county judge about…
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