Schroeder v. Estate of Voss

Presented for our determination are the following issues:(1) Whether appellant was entitled to compensation for her services rendered.(2) Whether the measure and amount of compensation determined by the trial court was proper.(1) Recovery on Quantum Meruit.

On quantum meruit, a common count in the historical action of assumpsit, recovery is allowed for services performed for another on the basis of a contract implied in law or an implied promise to pay the performer for what the services were reasonably worth. Mead v. Ringling (1954), 266 Wis. 523, 528, 64 N. W. (2d) 222, 65 N. W. (2d) 35;…