State v. Cummings

MR. JUSTICE ANDERSON:

The decedent, William P. Bargler, died on November 18, 1951, at Elliston, Montana. The record discloses that he left no known relatives either in the State of Montana or elsewhere. Prior to 1949, and while living at Elliston, Montana, the decedent subsisted on old age assistance benefits and lived in a cabin in that town. In 1949 the decedent’s brother, Charles Bargler, died in Leadville, Colorado. After the death of Charles Bargler, William Bargler went to Leadville, Colorado, and there he remained for approximately 14 months. As a result of the death of Charles Bargler,…