Ray Ex Rel. Ray v. Robinson

Upon issues of fact, determinable alone by the jury, the plaintiff has been allowed to recover accordant with settled principles of law. Winkler v. Killian, 141 N. C., 575, 54 S. E., 540; Bank v. McCullers, 201 N. C., 412, 160 S. E., 497; Landreth v. Morris, 214 N. C., 619, 200 S. E., 378.

It is established by a number of decisions, that in the absence of some express or implied gratuity, usually arising out of family relationship or mutual interdependence, services rendered by one person to or for another, which are knowingly and voluntarily received, are presumed to be given and accepted in…