Trexler's Estate

Gearhart, P. J.,

We are called upon to decide in this case whether the promise of the late Harry Clay Trexler to eight superannuated employes, which promise was scrupulously kept during his life, is an enforceable contract against his estate. The eight claims are very similar in their nature, and will be treated as a group. Their points of difference will be discussed. The testimony reveals the following facts:

For years General Harry Clay Trexler was engaged in the lumber and planing business, known as the “Trexler Lumber Business,” and latterly as “The Trexler Lumber Company.” Six of the…