HIGHFILL v. PARRISH

No. 605.

100 S.E.2d 840 (1957)

247 N.C. 389

Lydia Kelly HIGHFILL v. Ollie F. PARRISH, Executor of Estate of Hattie Lee Kelly, Deceased.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

December 11, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wm. E. Comer, Greensboro, for appellant.

Frazier & Frazier, Greensboro, for appellee.


JOHNSON, Justice.

This is a civil action brought by the plaintiff to recover upon a quantum meruit for personal services rendered Mrs. Hattie Lee Kelly during the last nine or ten months of her life. The plaintiff was a stepdaughter of Mrs. Kelly. Their homes were on adjoining lots. The plaintiff's evidence discloses that she spent much time over at the home of the deceased performing various personal services of a menial nature for the deceased. There was a verdict...

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