In re Hess' Estate
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by James Hess, executor, and Ella Dearborn, executrix, of the will of Timothy Hess, deceased, from an order of the District Court of Winona County, Charles M. Start, J., made August 1, 1893, denying- their motion for a new trial. Timothy Hess, a farmer residing in Wiscoy, Winona County, died testate in December, 1889. The will was after contest admitted to probate.
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Appeal by James Hess, executor, and Ella Dearborn, executrix, of the will of Timothy Hess, deceased, from an order of the District Court of Winona County, Charles M. Start, J., made August 1, 1893, denying- their motion for a new trial. Timothy Hess, a farmer residing in Wiscoy, Winona County, died testate in December, 1889. The will was after contest admitted to probate. In re Hess’ Will, 48 Minn. 504. His daughter Mary Foster filed a claim for services as his housekeeper from September 1, 1874, to May 1, 1886, at $4 per week, $2,416, less a credit of $604 paid thereon. The Probate Court…
1Opinion of the CourtCanty, J.
The claimant, Mary Foster, was the daughter of Timothy Hess, and after the death of his wife, in 1874, performed services-in keeping house and doing domestic work for him and her brother until 1877, and did the same character of work for him again from. 1878 to 1886. He died in 1889.
She filed a claim against his estate for these services, alleging that he agreed with her that she should be paid what her services were-reasonably worth out of his estate at the time of his death; that said services were worth $4 per week for all of said times; and that no part thereof had been paid except $604.…
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