Reed v. Reberry

SHRUM, Judge.

In this quantum meruit case, the trial court ordered Eldora Reberry (Defendant) to pay $30,000 to Junior Elmer Reed and Delores Ann Reed, his wife, (Plaintiffs) for services performed by them for Defendant and her late husband, Raymond Reberry. Defendant appeals. We affirm.

FACTS

Plaintiffs are not related to Defendant or her late husband, Raymond. Initially their acquaintanceship was as neighbors and friends. In 1986, Defendant and her husband were living on their 80-acre farm in Wright County, Missouri, when they proposed that Plaintiffs “take care of them in return for their…