Jeffs v. Stephenson

Blake, J. —

Plaintiff brought this action to recover for services rendered as a sort of factotum of a secondhand store owned by defendants. His cause of action was couched in double aspect: (1) on an express contract for a stipulated salary; (2) upon a quantum meruit. The court found for plaintiff on the theory of quantum meruit, and entered judgment in his favor in the sum of $768.19. Defendants appeal.

The essential facts may be summarized as follows: In May, 1934, appellant Baden P. Stephenson purchased a secondhand store in Tacoma for seventy-five dollars. He put respondent in charge of it…