Legal Opinion

Strauser v. Estate of Strauser

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided October 17, 1978No. 39633PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CRIST, Judge.

Quantum meruit action. Plaintiffs, Claude and Bradford Strauser, filed suit against their grandmother’s estate to recover the reasonable value of services they rendered on her farms.

Following the presentation of plaintiffs’ evidence, the Circuit Court of Franklin County directed a verdict for the estate on the ground that neither plaintiff had produced sufficient evidence to support a verdict. We affirm.

Plaintiffs’ contention on appeal is that they were not required to establish the precise amount of compensation to which they were entitled because the value of farm labor is…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Allmon v. AllmonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1958
  2. Cavic v. Missouri Research Laboratories, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1967
  3. In re the Estate of KunzlerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
  4. Hart v. WoodMissouri Court of Appeals · 1965
  5. Griffith v. Estate of WinebargerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1971

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Beardsley v. BeardsleyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1991
  2. Ellinwood v. Estate of LyonsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1987
  3. Malecek v. Estate of EngerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981
  4. Machens v. Estate of MachensMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
  5. Enger v. Estate of GianinoMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980

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