Clark, Administrator v. Hale

Opinion op the Court by

Judge McCandless

Affirming.

In this action Sarah C. Hale recovered the sum of $500.00 against the estate of her deceased aunt, Sarah Qualls, as compensation for services rendered for the latter in her lifetime under an implied contract, and the personal representative appeals.

The petition did not state the relationship of the parties and it is admitted that a demurrer thereto was properly overruled, but it is earnesly insisted that a peremptory instruction for the defendant should have been given, and that the verdict is excessive.

The facts are: Mrs. Sarah Qualls was an…