Amear v. Hall

Quillian, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff, Tom Amear, appeals from a jury verdict and judgment for defendant Dr. George Hall. Dr. Hall, a radiologist, normally worked from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on weekdays, and frequently on weekends. He stated that he had neither the time nor the capability for household maintenance work and hired someone to do anything that needed to be done. He asked a nursery to recommend someone to do landscaping work and was referred to Ivan Davey — the partner of plaintiff Amear. Hall and Davey discussed his employment in January, 1977. No written contract was entered into.…