Griffith v. Portlock

Claimant, W. A. Griffith, married a daughter of Frank Portloek, a retired farmer who died on February'19, 1939. His will, admitted to probate on March 27, 1939, devises a quarter section farm and a dwelling honse in the town of New London equally to his two children, Mrs. Griffith and Kineta Portlock “except that Mrs. Elizabeth Griffith shall first be remunerated for the expense of repairs put on the property in the north part of town while she lived there which shall not exceed Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars.” The will also provides for a lien against the share of the daughter Mrs. Griffith…