Patterson v. Pitoniak

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Kelley.

Plaintiffs in error, Helen Patterson and Helen Robertson, appealed to the district court the denial by the county court of claims for salary and overtime allegedly due them from the Estate of Earl C. Person. The district court, after a trial de novo, likewise denied their claims. The matter is here for review upon writ of error.

The plaintiffs’ claims are based upon services rendered as employees of the Toll Gate Bar, a tavern owned and operated by Earl Person during the years 1958 to 1962.

During the year 1962, Person suffered an illness which caused him to file a…