Ruecker v. Garvin

The facts of tbe case before us read somewhat like a novel and, agreed upon as they are by both parties, will serve to set the scene of the 35-year plot which unfolds before us.

Marie Temple, plaintiff’s decedent, worked most of her lifetime as legal secretary for Leon Garvin, defendant’s decedent, in Mr. Garvin’s law offices in the city of Marquette, Michigan. Until her death, Marie Temple was a single woman.

Leon Garvin suffered several strokes and was required to retire from the active practice of law, and had done so some 5 years before the death of Marie Temple in 1965. After retirement,…