Uhler v. Harbaugh

Conceding, without deciding, that a man can make an oral contract for services to be performed after his death which shall bind his estate independently, as in this instance, for a period of nearly twenty years, we are of the opinion that there was not sufficient evidence to go to the jury in support of this claim.

Section 1241, Or. L., among other things, provides as follows:

“* * No claim which shall have been rejected by the executor or administrator, as aforesaid, shall be allowed by any court, referee, or jury, except upon some competent or satisfactory evidence other than the testimony of…