Development Corp. v. Berndt

Bell, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff brought suit alleging that she had performed services for the defendant corporation since 1964 and that the value of the services amounted to $100,000. Defendants’ motion for a directed verdict was denied. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff for $8,000. Defendants’ motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict was also overruled. Held:

One ground asserted on the motion for directed verdict was the failure of plaintiff to prove the reasonable value of services rendered to and accepted by the defendants, an element essential to recovery on a quantum meruit…