Best v. Jenkins

COMBS, Justice.

The appellant, Arthur E. Best, seeks to recover $4,000 advanced by him to Mrs. Jenkins, the appellee, in August, 1950. The judgment is in favor of Mrs. Jenkins.

At the time he advanced the money, Mr. Best was a widower, 71 years old. He had not worked for some five years on account of ill health. Since the death of his wife some 18 months earlier, he had lived in boarding houses. He had a life savings of around $5,000.

Mrs. Jenkins is in her middle forties. She is a stepdaughter of Mr. Best’s deceased brother and she and Best were close friends. At the time she accepted the *654$4,000…