Baker v. Lyell

This proceeding was begun in the Probate Court of Shelby County, on September 13, 1919, by the filing by plaintiff, Sallie A. Baker, of a demand against the estate of Sarah E. Cochran, deceased, as follows :

“To Labor and Services from July, 1914, to September, 1918, 51 months at $20.00 per month.... $1020.00

“To Nursing during illness, 77 days 165.00

“Total............ $1185.00”

The trial of the cause in the probate court resulted in a judgment for plaintiff in the sum of $700. Upon defendant’s appeal to the circuit court and a trial there de novo, before the court and a jury, there was a…