Yoder v. Engelbert
Supreme Court of Iowa
'Appeal from Iowa District Oourt. — IIon. B. P. Howell, Judge. Action brought against an administrator for board, washing, and horse feed furnished to the decedent for two hundred and thirty-four weeks between November 1, 1902, -and January 1, 1908. $3.50 per week is claimed for board, and $0.25 per week for washing and $50 for horse feed, making a total of $927.50. The answer was a general denial and an allegation that the board, washing, and horse feed furnished were…
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'Appeal from Iowa District Oourt. — IIon. B. P. Howell, Judge. Action brought against an administrator for board, washing, and horse feed furnished to the decedent for two hundred and thirty-four weeks between November 1, 1902, -and January 1, 1908. $3.50 per week is claimed for board, and $0.25 per week for washing and $50 for horse feed, making a total of $927.50. The answer was a general denial and an allegation that the board, washing, and horse feed furnished were furnished at an agreed price of $2 per week, which amount had been fully paid. There was a trial to the jury and a verdict…
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
The deceased was a widower for some years before his death. The plaintiff’s wife was his granddaughter, and had been a member of his family before her marriage to the plaintiff. Living in the same community were his five children, with all of whom he was on friendly terms. He visited all of them, and spent more or less time in their homes. It is undisputed, however, that he stayed at the home of the plaintiff a large part of the time. There is abundant evidence of disinterested witnesses tending to show that he made his home there; and that he did so with the expectation.of rendering…
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- Campbell v. CollinsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1907
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