Mahan v. Mahan

Plaintiff Alice Mahan brought this action against the administrator of the estate of John R. Mahan, deceased, for services rendered under alleged oral agreements. Plaintiff presented and filed with the administrator a claim against the estate for services performed and the claim having been rejected by the administrator plaintiff brought this action. Upon trial to a jury, plaintiff recovered judgment for $20,958.33, the full amount of the claim.

Plaintiff and Thomas Mahan were married on May 25, 1920, and lived upon the same farm until the death of the husband on September 28, 1953.…