Hart v. McClellan
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Court. — Thomas J. Guthrie, Judge. Appeal from an order of the court fixing the one year’s allowance to a widow, and directing an automobile to be turned over to her as exempt property.
1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.
l. executors and administrators: allowance to widow: ex-cessiveness. I. On February 2, 1918, appellee, who is the surviving widow of F. R. McClellan, who died in Polk County, January 15, 1918, obtained an order of the probate court of Polk County for an allowance for her year’s support of $200 per month. She had no family, and resided in the home formerly occupied by herself and husband. The estate, in addition to the residence, which was sold about six months after the death of her husband for $8,500, consisted largely of moneys and credits, and was of the approximate aggregate value of…
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