Payne v. Riley's Estate

Plaintiff, Mabel Payne, filed a claim against defendant estate for services rendered and money advanced. At the conclusion of the trial, the court took the case from the jury and directed a verdict' for the estate. The trial court was of the opinion that there was no contract made out and noi proofs from which damages could be found. The record shows that Mabel Payne, the plaintiff, was the daughter of Joshua Riley. Eliza Riley, his wife, was her stepmother. The Rileys lived on a farm a few miles from Manistique in 1908. Both of the Rileys were in poor health and not well to do financially.…