Hilligas v. Farr

This action arises out of a claim against an estate for alleged services claimed to have been performed between 1945 and 1957 under an implied contract. . A jury in district court rendered a verdict for the plaintiff. The court sustained a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and dismissed plaintiff’s petition. Plaintiff appeals.

Plaintiff and appellant, Melvina Hilligas, and her husband, Ralph Hilligas, hereinafter referred to by their proper names, filed a joint claim in the county court for $1,791.50 against the estate of Emma Nissen, deceased. After a hearing, the county judge…