Hansen v. Jones

An action for money had and received. Herein we shall refer to the parties by name or as they appeared in the trial court, where plaintiffs in error were defendants and the defendant in error was plaintiff.

Plaintiff and his assignor are brothers. Defendant Hansen is their uncle. Hansen was a cattle grower. From time to time in the past, plaintiff and his brother had been given a few head of cattle by relatives, in-eluding Hansen. As a matter of convenience this gift stock and their increase were run with the Hansen herd. By way of compensation for such accommodation the boys performed…