Falls v. Jones
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Phelps Circuit Court. — Hon. L. B. Wood-side, Judge. (1) In order for plaintiff to recover in this case it was necessary for him to show that he performed the services in question and that he understood at the time that he performed said services and that he was to receive pay from his mother and that she understood at the time that she would be expected to pay for any services that the plaintiff might render her. Woods v. Land, 30 Mo.
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Appeal from Phelps Circuit Court. — Hon. L. B. Wood-side, Judge. (1) In order for plaintiff to recover in this case it was necessary for him to show that he performed the services in question and that he understood at the time that he performed said services and that he was to receive pay from his mother and that she understood at the time that she would be expected to pay for any services that the plaintiff might render her. Woods v. Land, 30 Mo. App. 176; Lawrence v. Bailey, 84 Mo. App. 107. (2) When a child renders service for its parents the law raises the presumption that such services…
1Opinion of the CourtReyburn, J.
Respondent tendered, November, 1902, in the probate court of Phelps county for probate, a demand against the estate of his mother, consisting *359of a series of items embracing work for seven months of each of the years 1876 to 1888, both inclusive, at rate of $12 per month, cash paid for taxes for years 1885 to 1902 upon her property, sundry amounts paid for material and labor, in years 1894, 1896 and 1897, a claim for $14.50 hereafter detailed and a charge for care and support of the deceased for years 1899, 1900 and 1901, at rate of $150 per annum, aggregating $1,666.46. The administrator of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jones v. FallsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1903
- Penter v. RobertsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1892
- Lawrence v. BaileyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1900
- State v. SparrowMissouri Court of Appeals · 1893