Powell v. Thomas

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Estella Thomas filed suit against the estate of Mary Washington for breach of contract to make a will and for payment of the value of personal services. In a pre-trial order, Ms. Thomas set forth the specific personal services performed by her for Mary Washington, and amended her complaint to set forth the value of the personal services.

The evidence, construed in favor of the verdict on appeal, shows that Thomas worked for Washington for seven years, four months and one day; that she cooked, cleaned, gardened, served meals, administered personal and business affairs…