Stapley v. Stapley

— Robert N. Stapley, hereinafter called defendant, was engaged in the sheet-metal, plumbing and bicycle business in Mesa, Arizona. His' brother, Hugh Bliss Stapley, hereinafter called intestate, worked therein for defendant for some time, and, in 1911, entered into a partnership with the latter, under the name of “R. N. Stapley & Brother,” of which defendant owned a three-fourths and intestate a one-fourth interest. June 10th, 1919, intestate died, leaving surviving him his wife, Lizzie Stapley, hereinafter called plaintiff, and several minor children. Plaintiff filed a petition in the…