Officer v. Cummings

Plaintiff commenced an action against her father, A. P. Snyder, now deceased, to recover upon an express contract, the value of her services rendered to him as “housekeeper, nurse and caretaker in his home,” between and including April 1, 1914, and February 28, 1922. Upon the death of her father in June, 1927, an order of substitution was made, making the executors of his estate defendants. The reasonable value of such services is alleged to be $65 per month. It is also alleged that $600 is a reasonable sum as an attorney fee for the prosecution of the action. Defendants answered alleging…