Earhart v. William Low Co.

25 Cal.3d 503 (1979)

600 P.2d 1344

158 Cal. Rptr. 887

FAYETTE L. EARHART, Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

WILLIAM LOW COMPANY et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Docket No. L.A. 30993.

Supreme Court of California.

October 22, 1979.

COUNSEL

Robert C. Coates, Eichhorn, Fielden, Wetherbee & Coates and Gregory S. Day for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Norvin L. Grauf for Defendants and Respondents.

OPINION

TOBRINER, J.

In this case we must determine whether a party who expends funds and performs services at the request of another, under the reasonable belief that the requesting party will compensate him for such…