Leighton v. Nash
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On motion by defendant for a new trial. This is an action of assumpsit upon an account annexed to the writ, brought by Flora E. Leighton against Fannie P. Nash, as the executrix of the last will and testament of William H. Pearson, late of Skowhegan, in the County of Somerset, to recover the sum of six hundred and ninety dollars and seventy-five cents, for services in caring for and nursing Mr. and Mrs. Pearson when sick, general housework and various other kinds of labor,…
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On motion by defendant for a new trial. This is an action of assumpsit upon an account annexed to the writ, brought by Flora E. Leighton against Fannie P. Nash, as the executrix of the last will and testament of William H. Pearson, late of Skowhegan, in the County of Somerset, to recover the sum of six hundred and ninety dollars and seventy-five cents, for services in caring for and nursing Mr. and Mrs. Pearson when sick, general housework and various other kinds of labor, between 1904 and 1910. The defendant pleaded the general issue. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for…
1Opinion of the CourtSavage, C. J.
The plaintiff brings this action against the estate of her stepfather, William H. Pearson, to recover for services rendered and cash paid in his lifetime, and alleged to have been at his request. There are some small items for services rendered to Mr. Pearson personally both before and after the death of Mrs. Pearson, the plaintiff’s mother. But the main item, and the one to which attention must be particularly directed, is for “work and labor caring for Mr. Pearson and wife, and for labor performed at Mr. Pearson’s request in general work and general care and nursing Mr. and Mrs. Pearson…
2Cited by8 opinions
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- Brady v. Estate of BradyNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1923
- Morrill v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1964
- Stinson v. BridgesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1957
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