McGarvy v. Roods
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Henry Circuit Court. The plaintiff presented for allowance a claim against the estate of Amelia Darneal. There was a trial by jury, verdict for the plaintiff, and judgment. The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSeevers, J.
The plaintiff is the daughter of the decedent, and the claim presented for allowance is for boarding and taking care of the decedent for some years prior to her death. The decedent was upwards of 80 years old, and quite infirm. At the time the services were rendered, the decedent was living with, and making her home with, her. The defendant insists that the plaintiff cannot recover, for the reason that the decedent lived with the plaintiff as a member of the family, and no such promise to pay as is required in such case has been established. The plaintiff concedes that no express promise to…
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