Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-03
DANK[NBR|Nk CASE
GOES AGAINST N[US[.
PICKERING MAN MUST ACCOUNT
FOR $3.50 AND INTEREST IN
ESTATE FUNDS.
DECREE BY JUDGE LEE,
STORY COUNTY COURT
Lisitation Has Been Dragging Since
1902 and Adjudication is Reached
outsid. County Because Judges Of
This District Were Familiar with
case-Mrs. Mccoy, of Tama, Plaintiff


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with interest al SIX per cent t-om Jan
~ 1902. IS in substance rsa decree II
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district court Of story county,. Where
the case was tried The case was
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Judge Parker ana Jause eos-'a y
before they Were placed on me oencn'
were interested as attorneys IN the
c.e ana -ha~afora Nere eony4rsar-
Win Il.
The action against Nj Nues- was
brought by Mrs. Sophia McCoy. OF
Tara. as adminis-a rrjx Of the estate
Of her grandfather and foster "a Their,
Fred pannenbrirlk. 8 former wealthy
farmer who lived near Monrour. Mr..
Nuese has the right 10 appeal 70 he
supreme court from the finding Of the
lower court.
Case Has Hung Fire For Years.
The litigation. known in The district
court hare as the Dannenbrink case,
has been hanging fra for the past eish.
years. II has proved an Interesting Dit
Of litigation, as well a : expensive
During Dannenbrink' life Mr.. Nuese
acted as his agent and trustee. Dan
nenbrink is said 70 have possessed con-
siderable valuable property as late as
the early part OF 1902, and i was en-
trusted to the managere nc OF M.
%uese
In Angus. 1902 Mrs. Mccoy com
nlenced an action IN he district court
Of this county. alleging that Dannen-
brink vas OF unsourls -ird.aa habitusl
drunkard, ard a spendthrift. and asked
that a guardian De appointed TO care
for his property TIE issues were tried
before a jury, and verdict was rem
dared on Oct. 4, 1902, with a special
finding that the charges. as alleged,
wer. -rue. John Ranzhaf. Of this city.
waS named as guardian upon me en-
terirg of judgment or the verdict. No
proper-v. however. ever came into Mr..
Ranzha<s hands, ard Judge Lee. by the
iIacraa. discharges me guardian and
axonaratas his bond
Dannenbrink Dies Intestate.
Fred Dannenb-frk died intsstale on
Oct. %. 1904. and Mrs Mccoy was
appoiuted administrative After a lapse
or the statuatory year she fled her re-
por- ard was discharged as such. and
during the administration no proceed
:ngs we're filed against the defendant
Nuese. with reference 70 the account
ing
From the testimony as given by Mr.
<,,Asa he had IN his possess;on on Oct
7an2 -, the rafg1harhood of IS 600
;, monies ard credits belonging 20
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Declares Story unusual
The court. IN ms decree declares -i4e
story Of Nueses accounting d--lsua
AID unreasonable ana not WortnE o.
serious consideration, Because Suese
was aware Of Dannenbrinhs mental
condition the court holds that ae
should not have turned over the prop
.rty TO lie dissipated and wasted With
10 few hours. II the property vas
disposed Of. in such a manner that
Nuese did not receive any benefit from
IL the court SAYS that Nuese could
only hope 10 be excused by showing
mat he. himself. acted in good faith.
Soma One Was Delinauent.
The col,r- in reviewing the evidence.
d4c1aree that some one was delinquent
/, narrnfrtns this helpless old man.
fDannen6rfnk). 10 die a. tho he was a
..a,I.ar At is nor a parr OF this case
n. co,ir+ continues. 20 determine a.
,vbos. door thai charge Of delinquency
sFo,,Id b.. laid The plaintiff mad done
Tjsf--n starting the proceedings
she can not be blamed for eelinquencr
II, view Of the admitted conduct OF the
defendant ne can not be heard TO COM
plain on account Of it After Damien
brink had departed this life. and plain
,,ad