Legal Opinion

Resor v. Johnson

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1848PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THIS is an action by Abner Johnson, administrator of the estate of Samuel Resor, deceased, against Jacob Resor, the father of said Samuel. The suit is to recover compensation for services rendered by said Samuel for said Jacob, after he (said Samuel) came to the age of majority, and before he left his father’s house. The services rendered were such as the said Samuel had been accustomed to render before he anived at majority and without any agreement on the part of his father to pay for them. Judgment below for the plaintiff. Held, that the judgment must be reversed. The law implies no…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Weir v. Weir's AdministratorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1843

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Hill v. HillIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
  2. Hays v. McConnellIndiana Supreme Court · 1873
  3. Cauble v. RymanIndiana Supreme Court · 1866
  4. Marquess v. La BawIndiana Supreme Court · 1882
  5. Story v. StorIndiana Court of Appeals · 1891

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