Legal Opinion

Kujawski v. Sobelewski

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 17, 1919No. Appeal, No. 34PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal, No. 34, April T., 1919, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Erie Co., May T., 1916, No. 26, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Bibijanna Kujawski v. Joseph Sobelewslci, Executor of the Estate of Joseph Makinowski, deceased. Assumpsit to recover compensation for caring for decedent. Before Whittelsey, P. J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. Verdict for plaintiff for $850 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed.

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Appeal, No. 34, April T., 1919, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Erie Co., May T., 1916, No. 26, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Bibijanna Kujawski v. Joseph Sobelewslci, Executor of the Estate of Joseph Makinowski, deceased. Assumpsit to recover compensation for caring for decedent. Before Whittelsey, P. J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. Verdict for plaintiff for $850 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were various rulings on evidence, answers to points and refusal of defendant’s motions for a new trial and for judgment n. o. v.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Head, J.,

The plaintiff brings this action of assumpsit to recover from the estate of the defendant’s decedent compensation for services alleged to have been rendered by her to the said decedent and his wife during the lifetime of the husband. She was the sister of the decedent’s wife and, prior to her going to his house in 1908, lived in the City of Buffalo. In November of that year the wife of the decedent became sick and the plaintiff, at the request of *328the brother-in-law, came to his home to nurse her sick sister and take care of her household during her illness. About a month…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. Slover v. HarrisWyoming Supreme Court · 1957
  2. Estate of Rachel NusbaumSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  3. Traders Securities Co. v. KalilSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
  4. Daniel B. Van Campen Corp. v. Building & Construction Trades CouncilSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
  5. Barry EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1946

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