Tanner v. Farmer

On October 4, 1962, Mrs. Marie Abbott was taken to Providence hospital in Portland. On October 6, 1962, she died intestate. Sometime during that interval her grandnephew, defendant Farmer, acquired from her $10,000 in cash. This is an action by the administrator of her estate to recover the money. However, Marie’s husband, Wilbur Abbott, was Marie’s sole heir, and is the real party in interest. Farmer claimed that he received the money as a gift. The jury agreed with him. Plaintiff appeals. The most extensive part of the argument here is that the court erred in failing to direct a verdict for…