Moffett v. Hutchinson

Mrs. Arbie N. Hutchinson, herein called decedent, died December 27, 1953. R. D. Hutchinson, decedent’s son, was appointed administrator of her estate some considerable time after death. R. D. Hutchinson’s wife, Alma, herein called claimant, filed a claim for $600 for nursing and caring for decedent for the last year of the latter’s life. The heirs of decedent, other than R. D. Hutchinson, contested the claim. After hearing the evidence, the chancellor allowed the claim for $600, and ordered sold 30 acres of land owned by decedent when she died so as to raise the funds to pay the claim. The…