In re the Estate of Cumnock

Foley, S.

I hold that the services rendered to the decedent by the claimant, Dr. Norman E. Ditman, were gratuitous and without expectation of payment. They were rendered by the claimant because of his relationship to the decedent, as a brother-in-law, and because of his love and great affection for him. There is no evidence of an agreement, express or implied, that the claimant was to be compensated for his services. The testimony discloses that at no time in the past were bills ever sent by the claimant to the decedent for medical treatment, although he had attended the decedent on numerous…