Snyder v. Crabbs

Appellee sued her brother’s estate to recover for the personal services she rendered to him during the last two years of his life. The trial judge, Macgill, C. J., found the fair and reasonable value of her services to be $25 per week. He gave judgment in her favor against the appellant for $2,425. What follows is an excerpt from his opinion.

“There is no dispute in this case that the plaintiff performed the services for which she has claimed compensation. Furthermore, this court finds that, despite the testimony of Mrs. Dorothy B. Snyder, the plaintiff was not paid for her services. In the…