Supreme Court of Georgia, 1898

Hurst v. Lane

Hurst v. Lane
Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided July 22, 1898 · Lumpkin
105 Ga. 506; 31 S.E. 135; 1898 Ga. LEXIS 638

Hurst v. Lane

Opinion of the Court

Lumpkin, P. J.

There being evidence to warrant a finding that the plaintiff below, in the capacity of a servant, rendered to her deceased uncle and to his wife services for which payment was contemplated, and that these services were not exclusively such as would be prompted by affection and a sense of duty, she was entitled to a recovery against his executors; and having, under the court’s direction, written off a portion of the verdict returned in her favor, the ■same, as thus amended, was not excessive in amount. See Murrell v. Studstill, 104 Ga. 604.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concurring.

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