Finkle v. Finkle

The claim covers the period from 1925 to decedent’s death in 1944. Decedent and claimant were second cousins. Decedent had lost a leg and was partially incapacitated. He owned nineteen rental houses, many lots, some sold on installment contracts, and an improved business corner, all in Marshalltown. He also owned a house in Iowa Falls and a farm in Illinois. Between 1942 and 1944 he purchased four additional rental houses in Marshalltown.

Twenty-six witnesses for claimant testified to the nature, extent and value of his services rendered decedent during the twenty-year period, in renting…