Van Sandt v. Cramer
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Page Circuit Court. Plaintiff filed a claim against the'estate of Polly Heald, of which defendant is administrator, for $241.60, on account of board, nursing and medical treatment to the intestate, from January 1, 1868, to October 26, 1879. The claim was admitted by the administrator’s indorsement thereon. Put it was contested, and came up for adjudication by the Circuit Court sitting as a court of probate.
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Appeal from Page Circuit Court. Plaintiff filed a claim against the'estate of Polly Heald, of which defendant is administrator, for $241.60, on account of board, nursing and medical treatment to the intestate, from January 1, 1868, to October 26, 1879. The claim was admitted by the administrator’s indorsement thereon. Put it was contested, and came up for adjudication by the Circuit Court sitting as a court of probate. The issues of fact were submitted to a jury, who found specially that plaintiff is entitled to $100 for support of the intestate during the last four weeks of her life, under…
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
I. The evidence shows that the intestate was the mother of plaintiff’s wife, and for many years, and up to her death, at the age of ninety, she lived in the family of plaintiff and received all proper care and attention for a person of her age and infirm health. Plaintiff is a physician, and treated the intestate during her illness, which was frequent.
The defense to the claim is that the intestate was a member of plaintiff’s family, and all his services were rendered as such. Plaintiff relies upon an agreement and understanding between himself and the intestate, that he should receive…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Wells v. B. C. R. & N. R.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1881
- Starr v. City of BurlingtonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1876
- Cross v. B. & S. W. R. Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1879
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- State v. MurphyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1906
- Meginnes v. McChesneySupreme Court of Iowa · 1916
- Cole v. MarshSupreme Court of Iowa · 1894
- In re the Will of WinslowSupreme Court of Iowa · 1910
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