McKeown v. Harvey

Harvey proved a claim against the estate of John T. McKeown for heating apparatus contracted for during his life, but mostly set up after his death. The case was appealed to the circuit court for Wayne county, where it was referred, and the claim allowed.

There was no written contract, but a paper was proven which was shown to be a copy of specifications accepted by the deceased. The questions raised are chiefly questions of evidence. A preliminary question, however, is raised concerning the power of commissioners to pass on such a claim because the work was done after the testator’s death.

The…