Bettendorf v. Bettendorf
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Scott District Court. — F. D. Letts, Judge. The plaintiff, widow of Wm. P. Bettendorf, recovered judgment against Joseph W. Bettendorf for $522,392.34, from which judgment he appeals. As her demand was for judgment in the sum of $3,000,000, she subsequently perfected an appeal, and may be referred to as appellee. Other parties were in the case, but nothing is now claimed against them. —
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
— "William P. Bettendorf died intestate, June 3, 1910. He left a widow, Elizabeth H., whom he had married September 9, 1908, his first wife having departed this life several years before. He was without children; but a father and mother, Michael and Katherine Bettendorf, and one brother, J. "W. Bettendorf, survived him. Aside from household furniture, life insurance, patents, and royalties owed for their use, his estate consisted of 643 shares of the capital stock, consisting of 1,000 shares of the par value of $100 each, issued by the Bettendorf Axle Company. This property, other than such…
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