Hartlage v. Buchheit

COMBS, Justice.

The appeal is from a judgment in the amount of $1,825 in favor of appellee, Josephine Buchheit, against the estate of George W. Berry for personal services rendered by the appellee to the decedent Berry. The appellee, on cross-appeal, contends the amount of the judgment is inadequate.

George Berry, a widower, operated a small grocery store. The appellee worked in the store as a clerk, but in 1946 she purchased the business and thereafter operated it in her own name. She lived in premises adjacent to the residence of Mr. Berry. In 1942 Mr. Berry learned he was a diabetic and from…