Simpson v. Burnham

On December 26, 1927, Sarah Jane Simpson died intestate, survived by five children, who were her sole and only heirs at law. They were Maud Dunn, who is mentally incompetent, the claimant-appellee Irene Belle Burnham, and the objectors-appellants, John Simpson, Walter Simpson, and Pearl Hohnes.

Sarah Jane Simpson’s husband died on April 29, 1926. After his death, the widow lived with the claimant for approximately 20 months, first at Kellogg, and later at Marshalltown. During that period, the mother was practically an invalid, and needed careful and constant care. It is for said services that…