Holmes v. United States

Plaintiff sues to recover additional rental and subsistence allowance on account of an alleged dependent mother.

Plaintiff, a bachelor, and his mother jointly occupied an apartment in Washington, D. C. He paid all the household expenses amounting to $187.00. It is fair to attribute one-half of these expenses to each of them. In addition, his mother had personal expenses amounting to about $57.00 per month which she paid. She had an income of $38.00 per month, plus such part of monthly installments of $25.00 per month payable on the sale price of her home as represented interest. She had…