Dailey v. Adams

Paul Ward, Associate Justice.

Appellant, Charlie Dailey, filed a claim in the amount of $7,000 against the estate of Maggie M. Goodwin which was disallowed by the Executor and also by the Probate Court. For a reversal, he prosecutes this appeal. The controversy between the parties is based not upon disputed facts but upon the legal significance of those facts.

Maggie M. Goodwin died testate on March 7, 1957. Her will was executed June 2, 1956 and probated March 25, 1957. This will is not involved or significant in this litigation except in a single instance to be noted later. The executor of…