Gehrett v. Estate of Ferguson

Appellant filed a claim against the estate of John H. Ferguson, deceased, for services rendered for the care of said decedent, from March 23, 1921, to January 1, 1922, a period of 283 days at $5 per day, amounting to $1,415.

It was further alleged in said claim that claimant was the sheriff of Wells county, Indiana, during the year 1921 and up to January 1,1922; that on March 23, 1921, the said John H. Ferguson was declared a person of unsound mind and that his being permitted to be at large would be dangerous to the community; that, in the absen'ce of this claimant, he was put in jail and…