Hodgins v. Zabel

Trial before the court without a jury. Findings and conclusions were waived. Neither of the defendant banks appeared at the trial. The plaintiff’s ease was contested upon the trial, only by defendant, Zabel.

Plaintiff is the father of the defendant Zabel and two sons. Plaintiff’s wife, the mother of these three children, died in October, 1955. Some time after the death of his wife, plaintiff remarried. His children did not approve of his remarriage. Shortly after his remarriage, plaintiff indicated that he was not getting along with his second wife.

In December, 1956 plaintiff had a…