Richter v. Derby

This is an action at law to recover the reasonable value of services rendered. The complaint, omitting the formal parts and the allegations admitted, alleges that between October, 1918, and the 17th day of October, 1925, plaintiff performed labor and services for T. W. Steiger, now deceased, in household work, cooking, and showing the said T. W. Steiger attention, devotion, companionship and affection; and that T. W. Steiger promised and agreed to compensate plaintiff for the same; that the reasonable value of such labor and service was and is the sum of $23,000. She prays for judgment in the…