Putnam v. Town
Supreme Court of Vermont
Appeal from the decision of commissioners upon claims against the estate of Jabez Town. The plaintiff’s claim was for services rendered to the testator, Jabez Town, by his daughter, Laura Putnam, the plaintiff’s intestate, after she became of age, and while she remained a member of her father’s family.
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Appeal from the decision of commissioners upon claims against the estate of Jabez Town. The plaintiff’s claim was for services rendered to the testator, Jabez Town, by his daughter, Laura Putnam, the plaintiff’s intestate, after she became of age, and while she remained a member of her father’s family. The plaintiff introduced evidence tending to prove an agreement by Jabez Town that the plaintiff’s intestate should be paid for such services out of his estate after his death, and the defendant introduced testimony tending to show that there was neither any express agreement by the father nor…
1Opinion of the CourtAldis, J.
The court charged the jury that the burden was on the plaintiff to satisfy them by a fair preponderance of evidence, that there was a contract or mutual understanding between said Laura and her father, in pursuanee of which she rendered the services, and was to be paid for them in addition to the support she received while remaining in his family: also that as the services were rendered by Laura while continuing to reside in her father’s family after she was of age, and while receiving her support, and without account or charge between her and her father, no promise to pay for such services…
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