Bowers v. Alexandria Bank

Appellant filed a claim against the estate of appellee’s decedent, based on a promissory note. The claim was not allowed, and, pursuant to the provisions of the statute, it was transferred to the issue docket. In due course it was submitted to the court for trial, without an answer having been filed. On request the court made a special finding of facts and stated its conclusions of law thereon. The substance of so much of said special finding of facts, as is necessary to an understanding of the question submitted for our determination, is as follows: Appellant and said decedent were married…