Conway v. Conway
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 28. — ACTION BY HENRY CONWAY, &C., AGAINST WILLIAM CONWAY, &C. FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN NURSING THEIR SICK MOTHER. — Appeal from Nicholas Circuit Court. L. P. Fryer, Circuit Judge.
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CASE 28. — ACTION BY HENRY CONWAY, &C., AGAINST WILLIAM CONWAY, &C. FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN NURSING THEIR SICK MOTHER. — Appeal from Nicholas Circuit Court. L. P. Fryer, Circuit Judge. From a directed verdict for defendants the plaintiffs appeal. — 1. We submit, that the character and extent of services- rendered by the claimants, were not such as any child might be expected to render to a parent without expectation of reward, and that they were not so rendered, is we think, clearly established by the evidence. These services were n-ot trivial nor occasionally rendered, but consumed the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Wm. Rogers Clay, Commissioner —
Affirming.
Appellants, Henry Conway and Johnson Conway, seek in this action to recover for alleged services rendered their mother in nursing and taking care of her for a period of several months prior to her death. Their claims were first filed with the master commis*220sioner in a suit brought by them and the administrator of their mother’s estate for a settlement thereof. The commissioner reported in favor of the claims. Appellees, Fannie Perrine and Ben Conway, filed exceptions to this report. Thereupon counsel for appellants moved for a…
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