Smith v. Tilton

The plaintiff earned her livelihood by doing general housework. Her evidence tended to prove that the services for which she seeks compensation in this action were rendered at the request of the testator and in consideration of his express promise to pay therefor.

There was direct evidence that the testator asked the plaintiff to work for him, and said that he would pay her, that “he couldn’t get along alone” and wanted her “to come up and keep his house and do his cooking and whatever needed to be done”; that the plaintiff went to the testator’s house and performed the services requested…