Gilmore v. Hill

Plaintiff filed a creditor’s claim for $65,000 against the estate of Jay Maurice, deceased. Upon rejection of this claim by defendant administrator, plaintiff brought this action for the reasonable value of services rendered and goods furnished to decedent for a period of 11 years, pursuant to an alleged oral agreement by decedent to execute a will leaving her all his property. Defendant, later joined by interveners, demanded a bill of particulars, and when bill and amended bill were furnished, moved for further bills of particulars. On March 8, 1956, the case had been set for trial for April…