THOMAS v. HENSEL

No. 31544.

38 Wn.2d 457 (1951)

230 P.2d 290

JOSEPHINE THOMAS, Appellant, v. CHARLES C. HENSEL, as Executor, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department Two.

April 19, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seltzer & Seltzer, for appellant.

C.M. McCune, John A. Godfrey, and S.C. Rutherford, for respondent.


HAMLEY, J.

This action was instituted to compel specific performance of an oral contract to devise certain real property and bequeath the personal property located thereon. According to the allegations of the complaint, plaintiff was employed by Levi H. Hensel, referred to herein as Hensel, to perform household and nursing services during the last illness of Mrs. Hensel. This employment began in January, 1939, and continued, at an agreed compensation, for somewhat...

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