Moreen v. Estate of Carlson

Alice H. Moreen filed a claim in the probate court of Cook county against the estate of Carl August Carlson, deceased, by which she sought the allowance of $30,000 for damages resulting from the breach of an alleged agreement between the decedent and her. The probate court allowed the claim in full as a claim of the sixth class. After a hearing de novo the circuit court found that the plaintiff had failed to establish an express contract, but fixed the value of her services on a quantum meruit basis at $728 and allowed this amount as a claim of the sixth class, payable in due course of…