Frame, Administrator v. Bauman

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fontron, J.:

When, in the year 1923, Frank Bauman took Bertha Frame as his second wife, it is doubtful that either party could have foreseen the tempest which would rage over their wordly possessions, once they had finished with them. The record presently before us mirrors the violence of the storm that has ensued.

This action was filed by Frank Frame, Bertha’s brother, as the administrator of her estate. The defendants are two brothers, the only sons of Frank Bauman, and stepsons of Bertha. The plaintiff administrator seeks to set aside certain…