Jones v. Estate of McReynolds

DOWD, Judge.

Defendant appeals the judgment entered on an unfavorable jury verdict in plaintiffs quantum meruit action for services rendered to Stanley Hope McReynolds, decedent. We affirm.

Plaintiff and decedent were neighboring farmers. After decedent’s death, plaintiff filed a claim with his estate stating that he had performed farm operation services as needed for decedent from May 10, 1976 to the time of death on March 20, 1986. There was no written employment contract nor any express agreement of terms, but plaintiff testified that both parties intended that plaintiff be compensated. When…