Patron v. Quinlan

This is an action on an account annexed for professional services rendered in a will contest. The trial judge, on contradictory evidence, found that the plaintiff rendered valuable service to the defendant in the trial, expecting to be paid by her a reasonable compensation for so doing; that the defendant, knowing the service was being rendered to her in such expectation, accepted and permitted it; and that, during part of the period in which the services for which compensation was sought were rendered, the defendant was competent to contract. He found for the plaintiff, and gave as damages…