Wilhoit v. Estate of Powell

This cause came on to be heard upon an appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Butler County.

The appeal is taken from the order of the Court of Common Pleas dismissing, upon motion, the complaint of the plaintiff-appellant seeking recovery from the Estate of Sarah Ann Withrow Powell, deceased, for personal services allegedly rendered to the decedent during her lifetime.

Dorothy Wilhoit, the plaintiff-appellant, was appointed executrix of the estate of her deceased sister, upon application, by the Probate Court of Butler County, Ohio. Subsequently, she filed in her individual capacity the…