Wright v. Stage

H. J. Wright sued the executors to recover the value of services rendered to Luke Stage in his lifetime. The defendants claimed that the services were performed under a contract which fixed Wright’s compensation, and that the full amount had been paid. The plaintiff contended that no amount had been agreed upon, and that the reasonable value of his services exceeded what he had received. He produced a witness who testified to having had a conversation with Stage about his services, the testimony concluding with *446this question and answer, which the court on motion struck out as incompetent.

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