Clower v. Brookman

POPE, Justice.

Plaintiffs, Albert R. Brookman and wife, Cora E. Brookman, sued and recovered judgment for $4,000 against the Estate of Matt Chadwell on a contract for personal services rendered Matt Chadwell and his wife, Benia Chadwell, during their lifetime. There was no jury. The estate denied that Chadwells made a contract to pay the plaintiffs out of their estate, and claimed (1) that a suit based upon quantum meruit was barred by the two-year statute of limitations; (2) that the trial court grounded is judgment upon conflicting conclusions of law — not fact; and (3) that the Chadwells…