Weaver v. Skinner

Citations

• 103 Kan. 97
• 172 P. 1024
• 1918 Kan. LEXIS 193

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Guardian and Ward — Contract, for Maintenance of Ward — Contract Performed — Additional Compensation Refused. The guardian of the plaintiff’s brother made a contract with plaintiff by which the latter was to board and care for his brother for $2.75 per week. He presented each month for several years his bill for compensation at this rate, which the guardian paid him during the time the brother remained with him. His brother died, and an administrator was appointed for the estate, when the plaintiff filed a demand against the administrator for additional compensation, claiming that the services rendered were worth more than he had been paid. Held, on the facts stated in the opinion, that thé court should have sustained a demurrer to the evidence.</p>