Taylor v. Smith

Maxine Jackson Taylor, administratrix of the estate of Hunter Taylor, deceased, filed her motion for judgment against Hattie Smith to recover a judgment for money found in a safety deposit box rented in Hattie Smith’s name and alleged to belong to decedent’s estate. The case was heard by the court, ore terms, without the intervention of a jury. Judgment was rendered in favor of Hattie Smith and the administratrix appealed.

The parties will be referred to as plaintiff and defendant in accordance with the respective positions they occupied in the court below. Plaintiff’s decedent, who was…