In Re Estate of Rogers

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fatzer, J.:

This was a proceeding for tire allowance of a demand against a decedent’s estate. The claimant, Marcella Mae Rogers, sought recovery against the estate of her deceased father, Harry L. Rogers, upon an express contract. J. Rodney Stone, administrator of the estate, and Alice E. Rogers, the surviving spouse, appeal from a judgment in claimant’s favor following trial by a jury in the district court.

Harry L. Rogers and his first wife were the parents of six children including claimant and a minor son, Ronald Lee Rogers. They were divorced in…