Tascott v. Grace

This was an action of assumpsit brought by appellee against appellant, to recover for services alleged to have been rendered by him for the latter in and about the collection of a claim held by appellant against Vane, Calvert & Co., of St. Louis.

One of the principal matters in controversy on the trial was as to whether the services for which the suit was brought, were rendered at the request of the defendant, or whether they were volunteered by the plaintiff through friendship for appellee, and without expecting compensation therefor. It was claimed by the plaintiff that he was employed by…