Burke v. Estate of Burke
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Appeal by an heir at law from the allowance by commissioners upon the intestate estate of Patrick Burke of Danbury, deceased, of a claim presented against his estate by the plaintiff, taken to and tried by the Superior Court in Fairfield County, Reed, J.; facts found and judgment rendered disallowing the claim, and appeal by the plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtRoraback, J.
Patrick Burke, aged seventy-five years, died at Danbury, Connecticut, June 14th, 1915, intestate, leaving an estate valued at about $15,000. William R. Burke, the present claimant, was a son of the deceased. William claims to recover from his father’s estate $4,850. Of this amount, $2,160 was for personal services rendered; $1,250 for the use of horses, wagons and the like; and $1,440 for money paid and expended for grain, feed and materials, and for labor performed on the Burke farm.
The finding discloses, among other things, that subsequent to the death of his wife in 1907, Patrick Burke…
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