Hurley

Action against defendant, as administrator, for money expended as funeral expenses of deceased, and for expenses of administration and traveling expenses, while plaintiff was special administrator of defendant estate. As a second cause of action plaintiff claims for services in nursing and providing board and lodging for deceased in his lifetime. Defendant demurred to the complaint, alleging insufficiency of facts to constitute a cause of action, which was overruled, and defendant answered denying the allegations of the complaint and setting up a counterclaim. The cause was tried by a jury, and verdict was given for plaintiff for three hundred and twenty-five dollars, and judgment was accordingly entered. The appeal is on the judgment-roll alone.

The only point made by appellant is, that the complaint fails to state a cause of action, for the reason that it does not allege that the debts sued upon have not been paid. The action is upon contract, and it is claimed by appellant that the breach to pay is of the essence of the cause of action and must be alleged. (Citing Ryan v. Holliday, 110 Cal. 337 ; Barney v. Vigoreaux, 92 Cal. 631 ; Notman v. Green, 90 Cal. 172 ; Richards v.…