Bokelmann v. Bokelmann

Defendant appeals from an order denying his alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial.

Plaintiff, the daughter of defendant, sued him on five causes of action, each being for services rendered as housekeeper and nurse in taking care of his invalid wife, the mother of plaintiff. One theory upon which plaintiff sought to recover was that she furnished necessaries to the mother and that defendant was liable therefor under Gr. S. 1923 (2 Mason, 1927) § 8620. The services covered a period of 33 months, not continuous, and the amount claimed was $3,300 and…