Smith v. Petty

MADDOX, Justice.

This case involves a dispute between the administratrix of a deceased’s estate and a sister of the deceased, Wendall H. Dabbs, involving funds transferred by the deceased to his sister prior to his death. Specifically, the case involves two checks given by the deceased to his sister, one for $4,500.00 and one for $20,000.00. The deceased had cancer, and his sister contended that the money was given to her to pay for her brother’s medical and other expenses. The deceased’s daughter, Cynthia Smith, who was appointed administratrix of the estate, claimed that her father’s sister…