Harold v. Cannell

Action of assumpsit to recover for twenty-three months’ room and board of Eliza L. Maguire in the home of the plaintiff in Shanghai, China. The plaintiff is the husband of the grand daughter of Mrs. Maguire who at the time of the alleged services was almost eighty. She had made her home with the plaintiff for some years in this country and went with him and his family to Shanghai when he moved there. The jury found for the plaintiff for the period claimed at $75 per *591month. The case comes before this Court on a motion for new trial on the usual grounds. The law of this State in cases of this…