Johnson v. Kimball
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Two ACTIONS OJF contract, against the administrator of the estate of James Johnson, the first being to recover money paid for taxes and repairs upon the intestate’s "real estate, and for the funeral expenses of his wife; and the second being for services rendered to the latter. The cases were tried together in the Superior Court, without a jury, before Bond, J., who found for the defendant in each case ; and the plaintiffs alleged exceptions, which appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtHolmes, J.
1. The first of these actions is brought by a son against the administrator of his father’s estate, to recover sums of money paid for taxes and repairs upon his father’s house, and for the funeral expenses of the plaintiff’s mother. The second action is brought by the wife of the plaintiff in the first suit, to recover for services rendered to her husband’s mother. At the trial, which was without a jury, the plaintiffs relied upon reports of an auditor, but a considerable amount of evidence going to the merits of the case was introduced, of which it is enough to say that it warranted a…
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