Estate of Brunson v. White

Plaintiff-appellee filed a claim for services rendered, including nursing services, against the estate of her deceased father. The claim was disallowed and transferred to the Entry and Issue Docket for trial. On February 2, 1972, *212the jury returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiff-appellee for $12,850 on which the court duly entered judgment on February 11,1972.

On February 10, 1972, defendant-appellant’s counsel discovered that during the last day of the trial, which was recessed from about 10:30 A.M. until 1:30 P.M. preparatory to making closing arguments and instructing the jury, and…