Hoolan v. Bailey
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the St. Louis Circuit Court, Hon. Daniel Dillon, Judge. Where one, at the request of another, performs beneficial services for him, unless it is agreed or is to be inferred from the circumstances that they were to be rendered without compensation, the law will imply a promise on the part of him for whom such services were rendered, to pay for them what they are reasonably worth.
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Appeal from the St. Louis Circuit Court, Hon. Daniel Dillon, Judge. Where one, at the request of another, performs beneficial services for him, unless it is agreed or is to be inferred from the circumstances that they were to be rendered without compensation, the law will imply a promise on the part of him for whom such services were rendered, to pay for them what they are reasonably worth. Dougherty v. Whitehead, 31 Mo. 255. Where services are rendered and received without any expectation of payment, no claim can be preferred therefor. Morris v. Barnes Adm’r, 34 Mo. 255. The law never…
1Opinion of the CourtRombauer, P. J.
The plaintiff, prior to the- dates herein stated, was-administrator of the estate of one Carroll. Upon final settlement of the estate it was indebted to him in the sum of fifteen hundred dollars, and more, and it was-agreed between himself and the heirs that he should reimburse himself out of rents to-be collected from certain realty belonging to the estate, situated in St. Louis.. The defendant, during the administration and thereafter, collected these rents as house agent, and paid the proceeds to plaintiff. It is conceded that at the date of the institution of this suit there- was in the…
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- Hay v. WalkerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1877
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