Dallman v. Frank
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco. J. C. B. Hebbard, Judge. The main facts are stated, in the opinion of the court. The will introduced in evidence showed that deceased had bequeathed all of her household furniture to the plaintiff, and by a codicil had bequeathed to her five hundred dollars in cash.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, P. J.
The plaintiff brought this action to recover $915 from the defendants as executors of the last will and testament of Lissette Chesney, deceased, as the reasonable value of services alleged to have been rendered to the decedent in her lifetime at her special instance and request. The defendants in their answer do not deny that services were rendered by the plaintiff to the decedent, but they allege that whatever services were so rendered were mere friendly and neighborly offices performed by the plaintiff of her own accord, and were rendered voluntarily and gratuitously, and for which no…
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