Dennis v. Trick

— The plaintiff brought this action to recover the balance due under an alleged oral contract. Plaintiff in her complaint alleged that she was employed by the defendant from January 15 to May 31, 1929, to act as her bodyguard and companion at an agreed wage of ten dollars per day; that she performed the required services in accordance with the contract, and as a result the defendant became indebted to her in the sum of $1,230, and that no part thereof was paid except $165. The prayer was for judgment in the sum of $1,065.

The defendant denied the existence of the contract; denied that she was…