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grandfather and assist him in any way that he could. Petitioner
helped milk the cows in the mornings and evenings, and he brought
the cows back and forth to market.
When his health began to fail, Walker moved from his house
in town several miles away from his farm to live with
petitioner's family; he remained there for approximately 6
months. (Susanna was herself too frail to care for her husband.)
During that time, petitioner helped his great-grandfather with
such mundane activities as eating, bathing, dressing, and getting
out of bed. Petitioner also assisted his great-grandfather with
his medications and applied ointments to his aching joints.
Although petitioner was not the only one who aided Walker during
this period, he provided the majority of caretaking when he was
not in school or working on the farm. Marilyn did all of the
cooking and some of the laundering for Walker.
Walker's health deteriorated to the point that he was
admitted to a nursing home on February 5, 1976. He was
transferred to Spring View Hospital on March 28, 1976, where he
died on April 17, 1976, at the age of 83.
B. Walker's Estate
Walker died testate. He left one-half of his personal
property to Susanna and the other one-half to Jean. He also left
an undivided one-half interest in his real property to Susanna
for her life, with remainder to Jean, and the other one-half
interest to Jean in fee simple absolute. Jean was the executrix
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