Fogarty v. McGuire

Following the rejection of her claim by defendant executor, plaintiff recovered judgment against the estate on an alleged account stated in the sum of $7,000, less certain credits. The matter was heard by the court sitting without a jury. Defendant executor has appealed from the judgment.

The correctness of plaintiff’s statement of facts is conceded. It appears therefrom that plaintiff was employed by decedent Rickard from 1940 or 1942 to 1955, at the latter’s grocery store in East Pasadena. Decedent also owned an undivided one-half interest in the building and property where his grocery…