Nelson v. Nelson

The plaintiff, Theodore Nelson, age 72, and the defendant, Margaret A. Nelson, age- 75, were married October 12, 1948, and resided in West Des Moines, Iowa. It was the third marriage for each. Both were receiving pensions from the Rock Island railroad, plaintiff being a retired locomotive fireman, and defendant’s late husband having been a brakeman. They had been neighbors for over thirty years and knew each other well. Defendant’s health was good, but plaintiff was ailing, and not long after this marriage he took sick and was bedridden for ten weeks. Defendant tenderly cared for him, and for…