ESTATE OF GERKE


271 Wis. 297 (1955)

ESTATE OF GERKE: STATE, Appellant, vs. DESIMOWICH, Claimant, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

December 6, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there were briefs by the Attorney General and Stewart G. Honeck, deputy attorney general, and Beatrice Lampert, assistant attorney general, and oral argument by Mrs. Lampert.

For the respondent there was a brief by Edward S. Grodin, attorney, and Harold E. Haltner of counsel, both of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. Haltner.


BROWN, J.

It must be conceded that Mrs. Desimowich kept no accounts, rendered no bills, and never demanded payment for any of the things she had done for Mr. Gerke during the seven years when she was actively caring for him, nor did she make any demand for more than six years after those services had ceased. In fact, she never made a demand. Therefore, if she ever had an enforceable claim for compensation it was wiped out by the statute of limitations, sec. 330.19...

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