Morton v. Rainey

Citations

• 82 Ill. 215

Syllabus

<p>1. Parent and child—parent not bound to pay for service of child remaining ffjt home, without express contract. Where a child remains with its parent after majority, and in the same apparent situation as when a minor, in the absence of a contract, no recovery can be had for services rendered,</p> <p>3. Contract—when implied, to pay for services of child remaining with family after majority. But where a minor of eleven years of age is taken into the family of his uncle, and remains there until he is of age, receiving his board, clothing and medical attendance from the uncle, and after he becomes of age, continues to reside with his uncle, but furnishes his own clothes and pays his own medical bills, these facts are sufficient to establish an implied contract on the part of the uncle to pay him what his services are reasonably worth.</p>