Barbour v. Campbell

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

The principal question presented in this appeal is controlled by the statute of frauds.

The plaintiff is the divorced wife of the late Webster S. Barbour, of Boise, Idaho. The defendant is' his daughter. The plaintiff sued the defendant in the district court of Wyandotte county, Kansas, upon an oral promise of the defendant to pay the plaintiff for services rendered by her to defendant’s father during his last sickness.

Plaintiff’s deposition recites the facts relied upon to establish her causé of action:

“Mr. Barbour was very bad and I did not…