Manhardt v. Estate of Sheridan

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wedell, J.:

This action, in two counts, was instituted against the administrator of the estate of John Sheridan, deceased. In the first count damages were sought in the sum of $31,500, for the breach of a purported written contract between the plaintiff and John Sheridan, deceased. In the second count the same money judgment was sought on a quantum meruit basis for housekeeping and nursing services alleged to have been rendered between December 1, 1927, and the death of Sheridan on February 19,1937.

Touching the first count, it is sufficient to note that…