In re Estate of Whittington

This is an appeal by the Executor of the Estate of F. E. Whittington,- deceased, from a decree of the Chancery Court of Union County, which awarded to Mrs. Mary Whittington $1,070 for services rendered to the decedent in his lifetime.

Mrs. Whittington is the wife of Fred Whittington, a nephew of the decedent. She and her husband moved into their uncle’s home at a time when his wife was critically ill, with a distinct understanding that, for her services as housekeeper, etc., she would receive $25 a week. Full payment was made under this contract until the death of decedent’s wife on June 27,…