People's Finance Corp. v. Buckner

Appellant's statement of the case, which we adopt, reads as follows:

"This is a suit which originated in the Probate Court of the City of St. Louis, Missouri, through a claim filed by the People's Finance Corporation against the estate of George W. Buckner, deceased, for $10,924.49, founded upon an account for money loaned to the deceased.

"Jennie C. Buckner, executrix of the estate of George W. Buckner, deceased, filed a counterclaim to this claim, claiming that George W. Buckner entered into a contract with the People's Loan and Finance Company, predecessor to People's Finance Corporation,…