Gorrell v. Taylor

The complainants are the daughter and son-in-law of P. Taylor, deceased. They brought this bill against his executors to recover $1,600 and $500 respectively for services rendered to him during a long period of ill health, which continued until his death. The Chancellor denied the complainants the relief sought, and the Court of Chancery Appeals affirmed his decree. The substance of the facts found by. the latter tribunal, very briefly stated, is that the deceased was in very feeble health for many years prior to his death, though not generally confined to his bed or house; that, while he…