McQuay v. McQuay

On January 29, 1929, plaintiffs filed their complaint to recover from defendant the sum of $839, with interest, alleged to be the reasonable value of medical and surgical attention and hospital care provided defendant’s wife during her last sickness and for funeral expenses. At the time of filing the complaint, plaintiffs caused a writ of attachment to issue and be levied upon certain funds belonging to defendant. On February 11, 1929, defendant filed a motion to discharge the attachment on the ground that plaintiffs’ cause of action was not based upon a contract, express or implied, for the…