Asher v. Pegg
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Harrison District Court. — Hon. N. W. Macy, Judge. A claim in probate in favor of plaintiff against the estate of Elias W. Pegg, deceased, for $10,500 as compensation for services rendered by plaintiff to defendant in his lifetime, was disallowed by the trial court, and the plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMcClain, J.
The claimant is the same person who, under the name of Margaret Pegg, asserted the right to a widow’s share in the. estate of Elias W. Pegg, deceased, in a case which was before us on appeal, entitled Pegg v. Pegg, 138 Iowa, 572, where it was decided, affirming the decision of the lower court,’ that plaintiff was not the widow of deceased, not having been formally married to him, and not having' occupied toward him the relation of wife under a common-law marriage. Plaintiff now asks that she be allowed compensation for the services rendered by her to deceased during the period of about…
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