Bujac v. Wilson
New Mexico Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Bernalillo County; Hickey, Judge. Proceeding by E. P. Bujac for the allowance of a claim against the estate of Aline Mathilde Julia Bouvard Cardoner, deceased, opposed by Joseph R. Wilson, as executor. Judgment for claimant, and the executor appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OP THE COURT.
PARKER, J.
A claim was filed against the estate of the deceased by the appellee for thé sum of $3,692.85. The proceeding resulted in judgment allowing the claim for the sum of $2,952.85. In order to. justify the allowance of this claim against the estate it was necessary for the court to find that ap-pellee had been employed by the decedent in her lifetime at an agreed retainer of $3,500 and expenses in the prosecution of certain litigation which she had both in this country and in Spain. The testimony by the appellee was that this contract was oral, and that no one else…
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