Legal Opinion

Walker v. Walker

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided February 14, 1928PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Db Grape, J.-

Two reasons are assigned by the trial court for denying relief to the plaintiff: (1) Absence of corroborative evidence, and (2) incompatibility is the only evidential basis upon wbieb to predicate a decree.

The facts disclose that appellant wife was 66, and appellee was 79 years of age at the time of the trial. By consanguinity, these parties are first cousins. When the appellant was 27 years of age, she came to the appellee’s home,1 an<l> UP011 the death of his wife, became his housekeeper. Appellant and.appellee were married in 1901, but they had lived together for 11 years…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hines v. HinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1921
  2. Leonard v. LeonardSupreme Court of Iowa · 1916
  3. Grant v. GrantNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1914
  4. White v. WhiteSupreme Court of Iowa · 1925

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Hopping v. HoppingSupreme Court of Iowa · 1943
  2. Weatherill v. WeatherillSupreme Court of Iowa · 1946
  3. Roach v. RoachSupreme Court of Iowa · 1931
  4. Wallace v. WallaceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1931
  5. Bartlett v. BartlettSupreme Court of Iowa · 1932

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