Ryan v. Lynch
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the St. Louis Circuit Court, Wickham, J. The petition states a good cause of action.— Loan v. Sinklan, 27 Mo. 308 ; Hart v. Hart, -41 Mo. 441; Hoy v. Hooker, 65 Mo. 17. There was evidence which entitled the case to go to the jury. — Flori v. City, 3 Mo. App. 236 ; 39 Mo. 156 ; Britton v. Turner, 6 N. H. 481 ; Lee v. Ashbrook, 14 Mo. 378. The amount of damages in such a case is a question for the jury. — Thompson v. Stevens, 71 Pa.
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Appeal from the St. Louis Circuit Court, Wickham, J. The petition states a good cause of action.— Loan v. Sinklan, 27 Mo. 308 ; Hart v. Hart, -41 Mo. 441; Hoy v. Hooker, 65 Mo. 17. There was evidence which entitled the case to go to the jury. — Flori v. City, 3 Mo. App. 236 ; 39 Mo. 156 ; Britton v. Turner, 6 N. H. 481 ; Lee v. Ashbrook, 14 Mo. 378. The amount of damages in such a case is a question for the jury. — Thompson v. Stevens, 71 Pa. St. 161; Cutter v. Powell, 2 Smith’s Ld. Cas. 87. Lynch v. Bogy, 19 Mo. 170 ; Guenther v. Bisleiglit, 22 Mo. 439 ; Gillett v. Gamp, 27 Mo. 541; Morris…
1Opinion of the CourtHayden, J.
"die substance of the petition is that in April, 1870, Alice Ryan, who sues here with her husband, being then a minor, the defendant proposed to her that if she would live in his family he would clothe her, take care of her, give her an education, and pay her for her services so long as she should remain in his household; that the plaintiff agreed to this, and remained with the defendant until June 20, 1877, doing, household and other work, which was worth $15 a mouth ; that the defendant refused to educate her or pay her for her services, owing to which she was damaged in the sum of $6,230.…
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