Lowrie v. . Oxendine
Supreme Court of North Carolina
■Appeal from W. B. Allen, J., at tbe April Term, 1910, of ROBESON. Tbis action was brought to recover tbe value of services alleged to bave been rendered by tbe plaintiff to tbe intestate of tbe defendant.
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■Appeal from W. B. Allen, J., at tbe April Term, 1910, of ROBESON. Tbis action was brought to recover tbe value of services alleged to bave been rendered by tbe plaintiff to tbe intestate of tbe defendant. Tbe intestate was tbe step-grandfatber of tbe plaintiff. 'With, respect to tbe relationship of tbe parties, tbe court charged tbe jury that ordinarily when one renders services for another, in tbe absence of an express promise to pay for them, tbe law implies a promise to pay tbe reasonable value of such services, but tbis is not tbe rule as between a child and its. •parent, or one standing…
1Opinion of the Court
"WaleeR, J.,
after stating tbe case. There are many exceptions appearing in tbe record, but it is necessary to consider only one or two questions in order to dispose of tbe real matters in controversy. Tbe court stated to tbe jury in its charge tbe correct rule applicable to cases of this kind, and' there was evidence to support tbe instruction. Tbe plaintiff lived with bis grandfather for several years, and during that time be managed bis business and took care of him during bis illness. There was evidence tending to show that bis grandfather repeatedly stated in tbe presence of others that…
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