Miller v. Adams
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Monroe District Court. — Hon. Frank W. Eichelberger, Judge. Action at law to recover compensation for services rendered Emma Adams, the wife of John Adams and the mother of Royal Adams. The defense was practically a general denial. The "case was tried to a jury, resulting in a judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
There is no doubt that plaintiff nursed Emma Adams and performed other services for her during the years 1905 and 1906, and the verdict, which was for $125, with interest, has sufficient support in the evidence, provided it be found that defendants are liable for *517the services so performed. It is contended for appellants, however, that the services were not rendered for them, and that they were not performed at their request. 'They further insist that the promise relied upon by plaintiff was within the statute of frauds, being a collateral one to answer for the debt of another, which was not…
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