Crouse v. Crouse

This is a controversy between the beneficiaries of the estate of John A- Crouse, deceased, who died intestate on March 4, 1927. The plaintiffs comprise all his children, and they claim herein as heirs at law. The defendant is his surviving widow. The plaintiffs are the fruit of a prior marriage. At the time of his death, the decedent was the owner of a farm of 500 acres, adjoining the city of Boone. This farm comprised his homestead, occupied by him as his actual residence up to the time of his death. The widow continued in the occupancy thereof after his death. On March 12, 1927, the…