Ford v. Young

— -The record shows that plaintiff’s father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ford, separated about the year 1907. Thereafter plaintiff, with several brothers and sisters, lived with his father, Richard Ford, until about March 1, 1913, when his father decided to break up housekeeping. At that time the plaintiff herein, Fred Ford, was the only child remaining at home with his father.

The record also shows that at that time James M. Young and his wife were living on a nearby farm in Madison County, Iowa, and had no children. At that time plaintiff was about 13 years old.

In Count I of his petition…