Sherley v. Sherley
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Garrett County (Hendersobt, J\). The facts are stated in the opinion of the Court. The following are the prayers offered by the plaintiff and defendant, respectively, and the action of the trial Court thereon: Plaintiffs 1st Prayer,. — If the jury finds from the evidence, that on or about April 1st, 1899, or a short time prior thereto, the defendant promised and agreed with the plaintiff, that, if she would come to his home in Washington…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Garrett County (Hendersobt, J\). The facts are stated in the opinion of the Court. The following are the prayers offered by the plaintiff and defendant, respectively, and the action of the trial Court thereon: Plaintiffs 1st Prayer,. — If the jury finds from the evidence, that on or about April 1st, 1899, or a short time prior thereto, the defendant promised and agreed with the plaintiff, that, if she would come to his home in Washington county, Maryland, and keep house for him, he would in consideration for her services as such housekeeper, pay to her the…
1Opinion of the CourtPattison, J.
The suit in this ease was instituted by the .appellee against her brother, the appellant, upon an alleged oral agreement said by the plaintiff to have been entered into by and between her and the defendant in the year 1899, by which the plaintiff was to keep house for the defendant, and for which he was to board and clothe her and pay to her fifty cents a week so long as she should render such services, and when he should cease to need them he would provide for her a home and see that she was well cared for so long as she lived.
The declaration, when filed, contained the seven common counts…
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