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A. and his wife boarded and lodged in the house of B., the brother of A., and both A. and his wife assisted B. in carrying on his business. A. brought an action for the services, to which B. pleaded a set-off for board and lodging:—Held, that neither the services on the one hand, nor the board and lodging on the other, could be charged for, unless the jury were satisfied that the parties came together on the terms that they were to pay and to be paid; but that, if that were not so, no ex post facto charge could be made on either side. Davies v. Davies, 9 Car. & P. 87,—Williams J.