In Re Estate of Empenger

1 Reported in 259 N.W. 795, 261 N.W. 185. The administrator appeals from the order denying his motion in the alternative for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial.

The claimant, daughter-in-law of the deceased, filed a claim against his estate for services rendered him from 1907 up to the time of his death, July 28, 1930. It was disallowed by the probate court. On appeal issues were framed, and the trial resulted in a verdict in favor of the claimant for $6,500 and interest from July 28, 1930. For an understanding of the legal propositions upon which the decision on this appeal…