Piersol's Estate
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 16, Oct. T., 1904, by Mary J. Brower, from decree of O. C. Chester Co., dismissing exceptions to auditor’s report in Estate of Susan C. Piersol, deceased. Exceptions to report of auditor. The facts appear by the opinion of the Superior Court. Error assigned was decree dismissing exceptions to report of auditor.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Beaver, J.,
In the distribution of the estate of Susan C. Piersol, the appellant claimed for services as nurse for four years prior to the *205death of the decedent in addition to wages paid her regularly within two weeks of the decedent’s death. The claim was based upon the fact that the services rendered were in addition to and different from those which the appellant had contracted to render to the decedent, the original employment having been for services as housekeeper at $1.50 per week and the services claimed for being those of a nurse worth $5.00 per week.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Harrington v. HickmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
- Estate of MooreSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1900
- Howard v. DrexlerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1900
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- Wise v. MartinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1910
- Eaby's EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1910