King v. Edmiston

Citations

• 88 Ill. 257

Syllabus

<p>Statute of Frauds—when undertaking is original. Where, after three visits made by a physician to a son-in-law of the defendant, the latter undertook to be responsible for the payment for the services of the former, and services were subsequently rendered under this promise, the defendant’s promise is an original undertaking as to the subsequent visits, and he is liable for the reasonable value of such services, but not for services rendered before his undertaking.</p>