People's Savings Bank v. McCarthy

To a fair understanding of tbe questions involved in this ease a history of the McCarthy family and their affairs is necessary. We glean from the record the following:

Dennis McCarthy and Catherine McCarthy were husband and wife. They were the parents of seven children, all of whom were of age, and parties to this action. Dennis McCarthy was the owner of 320 acres of land in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, free from indebtedness at the time of his death, which occurred on the 26t h day of January, 1915. He died intestate. He was also the possessor of certain live stock, crops, and farm machinery,…