Rushing v. Jones

1. In the present case, where the plaintiff administratrix sought to recover from the defendant on a quantum meruit basis for legal services rendered by her intestate, her deceased husband, and where the suit was defended on the ground that all of the services rendered were in pursuance of an express oral contract with the intestate, whereby he was to render all necessary legal services in probating a will of the defendant’s deceased husband and in winding up his. estate, the jury was authorized to find from the evidence, though conflicting, that the legal services for which recovery was…