Whaley v. Peak

Plaintiffs, as executors of William Whaley, deceased, brought their action against defendant for the reasonable value of board and lodging alleged to have been furnished defendant and his child by the testator in his lifetime. The answer of defendant denied all indebtedness, and averred in substance that the defendant and his wife and child, during the time for which board was claimed, were at the house of William Whaley as members of his family and household, and that they were so inmates and members at Whaley’s solicitation and request. The answer then further sets out in detail the…