Huey v. Newcomer
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Fayette County
1Opinion of the Court
Carr, P. J.,
This is an action of as-sumpsit upon an alleged contract of employment. The case is before us on preliminary objections to the complaint, and the questions raised are whether the terms of the contract as pleaded are sufficiently definite to create an enforceable obligation.
The complaint sets forth that on September 14, 1950, defendants, two women interested in an estate of which one of them was executrix, orally employed plaintiff to advise and assist them in their personal and business affairs, promising to pay him for his services “a decent living wage”, that in reliance upon *68the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Kearns v. AndreeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1928
- Von Reitzenstein v. TomlinsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Wyman v. PassmoreSupreme Court of Iowa · 1910