Murray v. Pfeiffer

The opinion of tire court was delivered by

Pitney, J.

This was an action upon contract, brought to recover compensation for services performed by the plaintiff below for the defendant. The assignments of error are directed solely to the refusal of the trial justice to grant defendant’s motions for nonsuit and for direction of a verdict in his favor.

The defendant, Pfeiffer, was United States marshal for the district of New Jersey. It appears that one Daly had been *769a field deputy under Pfeiffer and liad died, leaving a widow who was a sister of the plaintiff. IJpon Daly’s death Pfeiffer appointed…