187 Iowa 866 | Iowa | 1919
The allowance is rather large, but there was a great advance in the cost of living within the year following the death of her huband. The matter rested largely in the dis
We held, in Lames v. Armstrong, 162 Iowa 327, that an automobile used by the head of a family in earning a living is a vehicle, within the meaning of the statute, and, therefore, exempt from execution. The record does not, however, disclose that deceased at any time received compensation for the use of the automobile, or earned any part of his living therewith. The car was used for convenience or pleasure, and not for the purpose of earning a living. Deceased, at no time since he moved to Des Moines, followed the occupation of a “teamster or other laborer,” within the meaning