Ilse v. Burgess

Plaintiff sued as executor of the estate of E. A. Hurd for wages for services alleged to have been rendered the deceased, C. W. Burgess. The demurrer to the complaint was sustained and he has appealed from the judgment of dismissal.

The complaint alleges: the claimant performed special services for the deceased as his personal secretary, in addition to her other employment, from December, 1904, to November, 1928; no agreement was made as to wages, but the reasonable value of her services was $25 a month; in December, 1928, the claimant required hospitalization, and the deceased paid the…