Malecek v. Estate of Enger

CRIST, Presiding Judge.

Appeal from an order of the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, Missouri, wherein the court allowed $12,000.00 for the reasonable value of services rendered by Geraldine M. Malecek (hereinafter “claimant”) to Gertrude A. En-ger, deceased (hereinafter “decedent”) during the/last six years of decedent’s life. We affirm.

Appellant (hereinafter “estate”) contests the sufficiency of the evidence of the type, amount and value of the services performed. Claimant’s testimony was limited by the Dead Man’s Statute. Because of the difficulty of proof in…