Caldwell v. Turner
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Third Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Mary; Charles A. O’Niell, Judge. Action by Virginia Caldwell against Emeline M. Turner. Judgment for plaintiff for insufficient relief, and she appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSommerville, J.
Plaintiff declares upon an oral contract entered into in 1888 with *21Mrs. Amanda Delmas, of St. Mary .parish, La., now deceased. She sues Miss Turner, the residuary or universal legatee of Mrs. Delmas, for $10,200, for value of services rendered Mrs. Delmas under that contract between September 27, 1888, and August 5, 1909, the date of the death of Mrs. Delmas.
The only evidence of this large and important contract is the testimony of plaintiff. The other alleged party to the contract is dead, and there is no testimony of any kind in the record to the effect that the deceased admitted the…
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