Schrader v. Beatty
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 179, Oct. T., 1901, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Montgomery Co., March T., 1900, No. 148, for defendant, non obstante veredicto, in case of Emma Elizabeth Schrader v. James Beatty, Administrator of Samuel R. Beatty, Deceased. Assumpsit for services.
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Appeal, No. 179, Oct. T., 1901, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Montgomery Co., March T., 1900, No. 148, for defendant, non obstante veredicto, in case of Emma Elizabeth Schrader v. James Beatty, Administrator of Samuel R. Beatty, Deceased. Assumpsit for services. Before Swartz, P. J. At the trial the defendants claimed that as the plaintiff had entered decedent’s service as a domestic servant at f 2.50 per week, the presumption was that her wages had been paid, notwithstanding the fact that her duties had been enlarged. It appeared that plaintiff claimed at the rate of $10.00 per week…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
William W. Pontee, J.,
This is an action at common law against a decedent’s estate for compensation for services performed by the plaintiff for the decedent. The trial resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff. The charge of the court was elaborate and protected every right to which the decedent’s estate was entitled. The court, however, reserved the question: “ Whether there is any evidence in this *214case which entitles the plaintiff to recover.” On this reservation judgment was entered non obstante veredicto. We think that the verdict should have been allowed to stand. But one…
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