In Re Jorgenson's Estate

This is an appeal by one Bert McFarlane from the disallowance of a claim which he filed against the estate of Nellie G. Jorgenson, deceased, the case having been heard in the circuit court without a jury. The claimant, Bert McFarlane, went to live as a roomer and boarder in the home of Mrs. Jorgenson, a divorcee, in February or March, 1936. He continued to reside there until the date of her death, March 25, 1943, at approximately 54 years of age. During the above period Mrs. Jorgenson owned and occupied a modest home, subject to a mortgage, on McCullough street in Lansing. Evidently she was…