Ruble v. Richardson
188 Cal. 150 ·
Supreme Court of California · Filed
Published · citable
Holding
The court held that a plaintiff seeking to recover on a quantum meruit theory for domestic services rendered to a decedent is barred by the statute of frauds from testifying to the circumstances of those services, and that such a claim, when based on a familial relationship, cannot give rise to an implied-in-fact contract for compensation.