Liberty v. Haines
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On exceptions and motion by defendant. Assumpsit on account annexed brought by the plaintiff to recover against the estate of Samuel Haines, late of Saco, York County, deceased intestate, the sum of $13,720 for services alleged to have been performed by the plaintiff for the decedent' in his lifetime, and also to recover the sum of $20,000 upon an alleged special contract on the part of said decedent in his lifetime to pay the plaintiff said sum of $20,000. The alleged…
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On exceptions and motion by defendant. Assumpsit on account annexed brought by the plaintiff to recover against the estate of Samuel Haines, late of Saco, York County, deceased intestate, the sum of $13,720 for services alleged to have been performed by the plaintiff for the decedent' in his lifetime, and also to recover the sum of $20,000 upon an alleged special contract on the part of said decedent in his lifetime to pay the plaintiff said sum of $20,000. The alleged special contract to pay the aforesaid sum of $20,000 was not in writing. The account annexed was as follows : “ Estate of…
1Opinion of the CourtSpear, J.
This is an action of assumpsit brought by the plaintiff to recover against the estate of Samuel Haines, late of Saco, County of York, the sum of $13,720 upon an account annexed for services performed, and also to recover $20,000 upon a special promise upon the part of the decedent in his lifetime to pay said sum to plaintiff. The alleged contract for the payment of the latter named sum was oral.
The facts as claimed by the plaintiff upon which she seeks to recover, are first: that she engaged in the employment of the decedent from October 1, 1889 to February 22, 1903, as set out in her claim,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Mead v. . Westchester Fire Insurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1876
- Coale v. MerrymanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1872
- Linn v. BarkeyIndiana Supreme Court · 1855
- Tufts v. LarnedSupreme Court of Iowa · 1869
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- Austin v. AustinSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1937
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