Reeves v. Vallow

The plaintiff sued the defendant administrator of the estate of John Fletcher Kratzer, deceased, on a creditor’s claim for $30,500. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $25,000. The defendant appealed from the judgment entered on the verdict. The jury found for the defendant on a second cause of action for a small sum of money alleged to have been advanced by the plaintiff to the decedent. No appeal was taken from the judgment entered on the latter verdict.

The plaintiff filed an original and an amended claim against the estate. The original was “For Services rendered…