JOHNSON v. SANDERS

No. 23.

132 S.E.2d 582 (1963)

260 N.C. 291

Nellie Ralph JOHNSON v. Maywood N. SANDERS, Executor of Claude Ralph Estate.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

October 9, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Hall, Elizabeth City, for plaintiff-appellant.

Worth & Horner, Elizabeth City, for defendant-appellee.


SHARP, Justice.

The plaintiff in this case is an adult daughter who married, left her father's house and established a home of her own. Therefore, no presumption arises that any services she rendered to her father were gratuitous. 2 Strong, N.C.Index, Executors and Administrators, § 24c, p. 337. Plaintiff comes within the general rule that if one performs services for another which are knowingly and voluntarily accepted, nothing else appearing, the law implies...

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