TOWNSEND v. APPEL


446 A.2d 1132 (1982)

Robert E. TOWNSEND v. Estell APPEL, Executrix u/w/o Clarence Townsend.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided June 28, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. King (orally), Bath, for plaintiff.

Snyder & Jumper by Dennis J. Jumper (orally), Wiscasset, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C. J., and GODFREY, NICHOLS, ROBERTS, CARTER and WATHEN, JJ.


CARTER, Justice.

After a jury trial in the Superior Court, Lincoln County, the defendant, in her capacity as executrix of the estate of Clarence Townsend, was found liable to the plaintiff in the amount of $20,000. We sustain the defendant's appeal and reverse the judgment.

The plaintiff is the son of the decedent, Clarence Townsend. The plaintiff testified that between 1948 and 1957, he performed manual labor for his father. During this period, the plaintiff...

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