Barry Funeral Home v. Norris

Barry Funeral Home probated its claim for funeral expenses against the estate of L. T. Clinton, Jr., deceased. There was a contest by the administrator, and, upon final hearing, the court disallowed the claim. From the decree entered, the funeral home appeals.

On July 3, 1950, Nick Waters, in his automobile, struck and injured L. T. Clinton, Jr., a negro boy about four and a half years old. Waters took the child to a clinic where he died shortly afterwards. Waters, an undertaker himself, found out from L. T. Clinton, Sr., the boy’s father, that he had no burial insurance and was without money,…