Blair v. McKinnon

This suit was brought upon a creditor’s claim filed and rejected in the estate of Robert W. McKinnon, deceased. The claim totaled $1,997.50, and was composed of various items, including bills for furniture, wages, loans, and small miscellaneous items.

The plaintiff, a friend of long standing, went to live in the deceased’s apartment house as his housekeeper, after he became a widower in 1948.

Plaintiff and the deceased had a joint bank account. She kept and managed the apartment house. He gave her a power of attorney, and there was some commingling of personal property and furniture. She was a…