Gruber v. Cobey

TERRELL, J.:

In December, 1939, Ella Gruber, a single woman in her middle forties was the owner and operator of the Bali Import Ship in the Little River business district of Miami. John P. Cobey was an elderly single man who had retired and was boarding in the same community. Some time in December of the year stated, he called at the Bali Import Ship. Miss Gruber was courteous to him, his calls were repeated, they lunched together, and a warm friendship sprang up between them.

Mr. Cobey was a man of means, without family or close relatives and because of Miss Gruber’s kindness to him, became…