Acton v. Schoenauer

This is an action on an implied contract for services rendered by the plaintiff in nursing and caring for defendant’s wife. Plaintiff is the stepdaughter of the defendant. At the close of the plaintiff’s testimony, the trial court directed the' jury to return a verdict for defendant.

The defendant’s wife was ill and, at a time when they thought she would not recover, the relatives sent for the plaintiff to come, because the mother wished to see her daughter. Plaintiff testified: “I went because it was my mother, with no arrangements made for pay.” The mother recovered and testified at the…