In re the Estate of Wilcox

Joseph W. Cribb, S.

This is a disputed claim for services by the claimant rendered to the deceased during the time deceased occupied a small apartment in claimant’s home. While no petition for a judicial settlement or account in connection therewith has yet been filed, the respective attorneys stipulated that this matter be considered as part of such a proceeding and that the matter be heard and determined by me without a jury. No briefs were submitted in the matter.

Several witnesses testified on behalf of the claimant, one of them being claimant’s husband. Their testimony was to the general…