Vonchina v. Estate of Turner

VALLÉE, J.

Action on a creditor’s claim presented to the administratrix with the will annexed of the estate of Mabel L. Turner, deceased, and rejected. The claim, in the amount of $5,265, is for alleged services as day and night watchman, caretaker, and gardener from December 1, 1950, to June 1, 1953, at an agreed wage of $40 a week; and for the purchase price of a sleeping cot. 1

The court found: 1. About December 1, 1950 Mabel L. Turner engaged plaintiff to perform services as night watchman, caretaker, and gardener on the basis of an agreed wage of $40 a week. 2. In that capacity plaintiff…