In Re: Estate of M.W. Griffin

Opinion by

Baldrige, J.,

This action is based upon an express contract for care and nursing. The decedent, a bachelor fifty-eight (58) years old, weighing about two hundred (200) pounds, suffered a stroke of paralysis. He was able to walk and care for himself until July, 1924, when his physical infirmities confined him to his room and rendered him practically helpless until his death in October, 1924. At the time of his death and for five years prior thereto, he lived at the home of the claimant, who is the husband of a niece of the decedent.

The household of the claimant, in addition to his…