Heffron v. Brown
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Samuel P. McConnell, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
This is an action of assumpsit, brought by appellee against appellant for services as housekeeper and attendant in his household for a period of about five years and six months from April, 1882, to November, 1887. Verdict and judgment were in favor of plaintiff below; the judgment has been affirmed by the Appellate Court, and the case is brought here by appeal from the latter court.
Prior to April, 1882, the family of appellant, who was a bachelor at that time, consisted of himself, his sister and his mother, the latter being in feeble health. In April, 1882, his sister died of the small pox,…
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