Rainsbarger v. Shepherd

118 N.W.2d 41 (1962)

Mary RAINSBARGER, Appellee,

v.

Thomas R. SHEPHERD, Appellant.

No. 50740.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 13, 1962.

Ned P. Gilbert, Oskaloosa, for appellant.

Heslinga & Heslinga, Oskaloosa, for appellee.

MOORE, Justice.

Only plaintiff testified as to events of the accident on March 11, 1961 when she received serious injuries. Plaintiff was born and always lived on a farm in Mahaska County where the accident happened. From 1930 defendant had lived at plaintiff's home. She took him in at age 14 and testified, "I was just like a mother to him". On many prior occasions they went in…