Gage v. Gage
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Hinkle, J., entered November 21, 1912, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for services rendered.
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
The plaintiff seeks recovery of compensation from the defendant for services which she claimed she rendered to him as housekeeper. Verdict and judgment were rendered in favor of the plaintiff, from which the defendant has appealed.
It is first contended that the evidence does not sustain the verdict and judgment, in that it does not warrant the conclusion that respondent, being a married woman, has the right to separately sue for the compensation she seeks, as her separate property. The facts, which a review of the evidence convinces us the jury was warranted in regarding as proven thereby,…
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