In re the Judicial Settlement of the Intermediate Account of Proceedings of Moodie

Slater, S.

The main item in the bill of the claimant Mary Kerslake is for services rendered. The testimony was clear, and it is not denied that the services were rendered by the claimant as housekeeper, cook and as practical nurse in the home and office of the physician, the testator herein. The executrix contends there was no agreement to pay for services rendered, other than by the board of the claimant and her husband. The evidence is ample, clear and convincing that the testator agreed to pay for services rendered. There is no rule of law that the claimant’s contract must be in writing.…