Guthland v. Reineke

DOERNER, Commissioner.

Appellants Rose Reineke, Mamie Dett-mann, Lillian Donnelly, and Dorothy Roth, children and heirs of the decedent Mamie Guthland by her first marriage, objected to and contested the petition of Frank Guth-land, the surviving spouse of the decedent, for the allowance of a year’s support. The Probate Court of St. Louis County made an allowance of $3,000, which was upheld by the Circuit Court, and the appellants bring this appeal.

Most of the pertinent facts are a matter of record and in the main are undisputed. The decedent died intestate on August 28, 1953 leaving surviving…