Poole v. Rutherford

McDonald, Chief Justice..

J. J. Grubbs, a resident of Young County, Texas, died intestate on December 24, 1944. His two daughters, Mrs. Louetta Poole and Mrs. Ethel Rutherford, were his surviving heirs. Mrs. Poole was appointed and qualified as administratrix of his estate. Mrs. Rutherford and her husband presented to the administratrix a verified claim which, omitting the formal parts, reads as follows:

“For services rendered in nursing, caring for and furnishing for J. J. Grubbs during his last sickness for a period of 20 months, beginning February 23rd, 1943, to and including December 24th,…