Schanz v. Estate of Terry

GUNN, Judge.

Claim in quantum meruit filed by plaintiff-appellant Ella Schanz against the estate of Weaver S. Terry, defendant-respondent, in the Jefferson County Probate Court for services rendered by plaintiff to Weaver S. Terry during his lifetime. The case was certified to the circuit court for trial pursuant to § 473.420 RSMo 1969, V. A.M.S.

Ella Schanz, who at the time of trial was 59 years old, commenced working at the age of 13 on the farm of Lee and Minerva Terry, Weaver Terry’s mother and father, in Danby, Missouri. Minerva Terry had back infirmities and wanted someone to do household…