Webster v. Camp

Citations

• 107 Kan. 235
• 191 P. 284
• 1920 Kan. LEXIS 52

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Written Contract — Promise to Pay for Past and Future Services — ■ Sufficient Consideration — Contract Valid. A contract in which a sick and helpless old lady agrees to pay $11,000 to a young woman for service rendered in the past and to be rendered in the future during the life of the old lady, has a sufficient consideration and is not unreasonable, unconscionable, or void, where it had been understood between the parties that the past service should be paid for, although the old lady provided a home for and raised the young woman.</p> <p>2. Same. A contract to pay a certain sum for service may be proved and allowed as a claim against the estate of the party contracting to pay, and may be collected from the estate in the same manner as any other claim of the same class, although the payment of the claim may exhaust all the assets of the estate.</p>