Temple Et Ux. v. Atwood

The plaintiffs in this action seek to recover for board, care, and nursing furnished to Dwight Atwood, father of the defendant, during a period of 236 weeks next preceding his death, and for money paid by them towards the expense of his funeral. At the trial the jury returned two special verdicts and one general verdict for the plaintiffs. One of the special verdicts was for board, care, and nursing, and the other for the money paid for the funeral expenses. The general verdict was for the sum of the two foregoing items. The ease is here on the defendant’s exceptions, and has once before been…