Court Opinion

ID: 9696898
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-25 19:01:15.441015+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:27:43.427029
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HOMEYER, J„
(dissenting). I am unable to concur with my colleagues. The trial court instructed on the essentials of an express contract and a contract implied in fact and that in a case of this type the contract must be established by clear and convincing proof. Douglas v. Beebe, 46 S.D. 559, 195 N.W. 165. The quantum of proof required to establish an express contract may be lacking, but considering all of the evidence, direct and circumstantial, I am of the opinion that a contract implied in fact, sufficiently definite, is established by evidence which can be said to be clear and convincing and recovery in quantum meruit for the services rendered should be allowed. The jury so decided and the plaintiff is entitled to the benefit of all reasonable inferences from the evidence and all controverted facts have been determined in her favor.