Steger v. Lappin

This appeal is from a judgment order denying a claim by Russell Steger, claimant, against the Estate of Richard Lappin, Deceased, a former employee.

At issue is whether the trial court correctly found that there was no promise to repay money advanced to decedent during his lifetime, except from the employee’s earnings from commissions.

The court below, sitting without a jury, reviewed his findings of fact and law in a memorandum of opinion. He found that Lappin was a man of some 17 years’ experience in the insurance business, and the Steger Agency was anxious to secure him from his previous…