In Re Burkett's Estate

Martha Ann Burkett died in February, 1938, and Elizabeth C. Baylis was appointed administratrix of her estate. Mrs. H. H. Burkett probated a claim against this estate for services — care and nursing rendered the decedent over a period of several months during which time the decedent was ill. This claim was contested by the administratrix, and the court below after hearing the evidence relative thereto ordered it to be paid.

The deceased was over eighty years of age, had never been married, and prior to 1937 lived in her own home. The claimant and her husband lived with her for several years…