Howard v. Drexler
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 228, April T., 1900, by plaintiff, in suit of Alice Howard against Louis A. Drexler, administrator of estate of Mary Drexler, deceased, from order of C. P. No. 3, Allegheny Co., Aug. T.', 1899, No. 526, discharging rule to show cause why a compulsory nonsuit should not be taken off. Opinion by Beaver, J. Rule to take off nonsuit.
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Appeal, No. 228, April T., 1900, by plaintiff, in suit of Alice Howard against Louis A. Drexler, administrator of estate of Mary Drexler, deceased, from order of C. P. No. 3, Allegheny Co., Aug. T.', 1899, No. 526, discharging rule to show cause why a compulsory nonsuit should not be taken off. Opinion by Beaver, J. Rule to take off nonsuit. It appears from the evidence that plaintiff was employed by decedent as a domestic servant and that she was to receive the sum of $2.50 per week. That after plaintiff had entered decedent’s services the latter was taken ill with cancer of the breast with…
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Beater, J.,
Plaintiff’s statement sets forth a claim, based upon a quantum meruit, outside of and in addition to the duties of her regular employment, which was, under a special contract, “ to do general housework.” That the services incident to her employment were faithfully rendered, and that the plaintiff greatly endeared herself to her employer by her efficiency and thoughtful consideration, plainly appears and is not denied.
We have lately reviewed the ground upon which this claim is based in Moore’s Est., 12 Pa. Superior Ct. 599, which, although an appeal from an adjudication in…
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