Shields Et Ux. v. Ekman

The plaintiffs, husband and wife, commenced this action against the appellants as executors of the estate of H. C. and Eliza Hanson, both of whom died testate. The decedents were the parents of the respondent Eliza Shields, and she is the wife of the respondent Robert G. Shields.

The action was instituted to recover for services which the respondents alleged they had rendered in caring for and nursing the decedents during the last illness of each of them. Mrs. Hanson at the time of her death had attained the age of 75 years, while Mr. Hanson was 70 years of age when he died. Both were…