Berger v. Mantle

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment of dismissal entered upon the denial of her motion for a continuance of the trial. In her complaint plaintiff alleged that Michael A. Berger had for more than thirty-five years rendered services in and about the business and affairs of Lee Mantle, his uncle; that Mantle had promised to pay for these services by providing a legacy for Berger in his will and in the event that Mantle should survive Berger the legacy was to be left for Berger’s family; that Mantle died without making said legacy; that the services rendered were of the value of $126,000; that…