Machens v. Estate of Machens

PUDLOWSKI, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff Allie Machens brought this action against the estate of his brother, Louis *20Machens, to recover damages based on an implied contract for services. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $60,000. The trial court entered judgment on this verdict, and the defendant-estate appealed. We affirm.

Plaintiff Aloysius (“Allie”) Machens is a farmer. He is the brother of Louis Ma-chens, who died in 1977. After Louis’ death, Allie Machens filed a claim against his brother’s estate in the probate court of St. Charles County stating that he was…