Cummins v. Peed

Appellees filed a claim against the estate of Isaac S. Maddy, deceased. Appellant, as the representative of that estate, having failed to allow the claim, it was docketed for trial by the court. The court made a special finding of the facts, and upon conclusions of law, based upon those facts, rendered judgment for appellees for the amount of the claim.

One of the grounds urged for a reversal of the judgment is, that the claim as filed did not contain the full names of appellees as claimants, initial letters being used instead of their given names. There was no demurrer below, neither was the…