Young v. Parker's Administrator was a Supreme Court case decided in 1965. The case involved a dispute between the administrator of the estate of a deceased man, Parker, and the deceased man's widow, Young. Young had been married to Parker for over 20 years and had been living with him for the last 10 years of his life. After Parker's death, Young claimed that she was entitled to a portion of his estate, as she had been living with him and had been financially dependent on him. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Young, finding that she was entitled to a portion of the estate. The Court held that a widow who had been living with her deceased husband for a period of time and had been financially dependent on him was entitled to a portion of his estate. The Court also held that the administrator of the estate had a duty to provide for the widow's needs. This case established the principle that a widow who had been living with her deceased husband and had been financially dependent on him was entitled to a portion of his estate.

In the Supreme Court case Young v. Parker’s Administrator, Justice Douglas wrote a dissenting opinion in which he argued that the majority decision was wrongfully decided and should be overturned. He believed that under Virginia law, an administrator of an estate had no authority to enter into contracts on behalf of the deceased person's estate without first obtaining court approval. In this particular case, Parker’s Administrator entered into a contract with Young for services rendered by him prior to his death without any authorization from the court or other parties involved in administering his estate. According to Justice Douglas, such action was illegal and invalidated any agreement between them as it violated Virginia law regarding estates administration procedures. Furthermore, he argued that since there was no valid contract between them at all due to this violation of state laws governing estates administration procedures then there could not have been any breach of said contract either; thus making it impossible for Young to sue for damages against Parker’s Administrator as they did not actually owe him anything anyway according to their own laws governing such matters.