Cooper v. Norman

J. P. MORGAN, Special Judge.

Defendants in this appeal contend that the trial court erred in allowing plaintiff to recover for services rendered on a theory of quantum meruit when the claim as set out in the petition was premised on an express oral contract of employment of plaintiff by defendants.

It is agreed that defendants in addition to operating a farm had been engaged for many years in the ownership and management of various restaurants in Kansas City, Missouri. The number of restaurants actually operated at any one time varied from one to three, and although not clear from the evidence,…