Legal Opinion
Andrews v. Watkins' Estate
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided May 4, 1932PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPowers, C. J.
The plaintiff seeks to recover from the estate of the late Harris R. Watkins a claim for the care and keep of a Shetland pony called “Pinto.” He presented this claim to the commissioners of the estate, and it was disallowed. He appealed to the county court, where a jury trial resulted in a verdict and judgment in his favor. Exceptions by the defendant bring the case hereof or. review.
The plaintiff’s evidence tended to show the following facts: Pinto was a pony that Dr. Watkins’ son, Eustace, who died in 1924, had and used when he was a small boy. The Watkins family, which consisted of Dr.…
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