Baumann v. Succession of Villa

His. Honor, EMILE GODCHAUX,

rendered the opinion and decree of the Court, as follows:

Plaintiff, who sues the ¡Succession of Villa for services rendered" in nursing the decedent, caring "for his house, and furnishing him with food during his illness, relies entirely upon parol testimony to establish his claim. The trial Court dismissed the suit on the ground that such evidence was incompetent under Act 207 of 1906, the action having been instituted more than- a year after Villa’s death.

We do not so construe the Statute. While it'provides that parol shall be incompetent to prove any debt of a…