Gilmour, Admr. v. Cross

Addie Cross brought an action in the Warren Common Pleas against W. C. Gilmour, administrator of the estate of Robert Gilmour, deceased, to recover for personal services rendered the deceased during his lifetime.

The defense was a general denial; the claim that the “family relationship” between the parties, precluding a recovery in absence of an express contract; and further that all services were rendered under a special farming contract between the husband of Allie Cross and the decedent. The jury returned a verdict for Cross and judgment was entered thereon. Error was prosecuted and it was…