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      "IRIS RAY, by Her Next Friend, CHAMP RAY, v. EDITH ROBINSON, Administratrix."
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        "text": "Stacy, C. J.\nUpon issues of fact, determinable alone by the jury, the plaintiff has been allowed to recover accordant with settled principles of law. Winkler v. Killian, 141 N. C., 575, 54 S. E., 540; Bank v. McCullers, 201 N. C., 412, 160 S. E., 497; Landreth v. Morris, 214 N. C., 619, 200 S. E., 378.\nIt is established by a number of decisions, that in the absence of some express or implied gratuity, usually arising out of family relationship or mutual interdependence, services rendered by one person to or for another, which are knowingly and voluntarily received, are presumed to be given and accepted in expectation of being paid for, and the law will imply a promise to pay what they are reasonably worth. Winkler v. Killian, supra; Callahan v. Wood, 118 N. C., 752, 24 S. E., 542. Here, there is no presumption of gratuity, Stallings v. Ellis, 136 N. C., 69, 48 S. E., 548, but rather facts and circumstances from which the inference may be drawn that payment was intended on the one hand and expected on the other. Brown v. Williams, 196 N. C., 247, 145 S. E., 233. Upon this principle the case has been tried, and the record is apparently free from error.\nAs no reversible error has been made to appear, the verdict and judgment will be upheld. See Price v. Askins, 212 N. C., 583, 194 S. E., 284, and cases there cited.\nNo error.",
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    "head_matter": "IRIS RAY, by Her Next Friend, CHAMP RAY, v. EDITH ROBINSON, Administratrix.\n(Filed 1 November, 1939.)\n1. Quasi Contracts \u00a7 1\u2014\nThe law will imply a promise to pay the reasonable value of personal services rendered by one person to or for another which are knowingly and voluntarily received by him, in the absence of some express or implied gratuity.\n2. Quasi Contracts \u00a7 2\u2014\nEvidence that plaintiff went to the home of defendant principally to-perform services for defendant\u2019s mother with expectation of pay, and. that plaintiff did perform such services until the death of defendant\u2019s mother, is held sufficient to be submitted to the jury in plaintiff\u2019s action to recover the reasonable value of the services rendered.\nAppeal by defendant from Ervin, Special Judge, at January Special Term, 1939, of TaNCEy.\nCivil action to recover for personal services.\nThe record discloses that on 24 April, 1934, Iris Eay, a minor, went to the home of John L. Young as a servant in the house principally to wait upon his mother,, Mrs. Lodema Young, who was quite old and infirm, and there worked with expectation of pay until the death of Mrs. Young on 4 December, 1937.\nThis action is to recover for the reasonable value of the services rendered. Plaintiff\u2019s father, in open court, waived any right of recovery on his part for plaintiff\u2019s services. The complaint was accordingly amended and the jury found, upon issues duly submitted, that plaintiff was entitled to recover $1,065, and that plaintiff\u2019s father aforetime had consented for her to receive the compensation therefor.\nFrom judgment on the verdict, the defendant appeals, assigning errors.\nHuskins & Wilson for plaintiff, appellee.\nAnglin & Randolph for defendant, appellant."
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