O'BRIEN v. Fitzsimmons

GOOD, J. pro tem. *

In an action upon a creditor’s claim filed by James H. McCarthy, since deceased, against defendant estate, a judgment for $7,789.75 was recovered as the reasonable value of services rendered and expenditures made by plaintiff for the benefit of the deceased during his lifetime. The complaint alleged that in December, 1948, Henry Gagliardo and plaintiff entered into an oral contract wherein it was agreed that if plaintiff would move into Gagliardo’s home, act as his companion and look after his general welfare during the remainder of his life, he would make a will to…