Duke's Admr. v. Crump

Opinion of the Court by

William Rogers Clay, Commissioner

Reversing.

Juliet T. Duke, who was a resident of Hart county, died intestate on January 12, 1916. She was about 84 years of age at the time of her death and had been a widow for several years. J. L. Crump was a nephew of the intestate and lived in an adjoining county. In the month of August, 1914, he took up his residence at the home of his aunt, who owned a small amount of personal property and land worth about $1,000.00. While Crump was there, she furnished him board and lodging and gave him the use of a blacksmith shop on the premises. *324…