Cates v. Rogers

The question presented on this appeal is that of the sufficiency of the testimony to support the verdict of the jury, upon which judgment was rendered against appellant, upon a special promise, by her as administratrix of the estate of J. E. Bell, her deceased husband, to answer for a debt-of the deceased out of her own estate. The defenses of the statutes of frauds and of limitations were pleaded, but are not insisted upon here for reasons which appear iii the statement of facts;

Appellees, Ralph V. and Lawrence M. Rogers, are the sons of Mrs. E. L. .Rogers, who was a widow at the time of her…