Moore

The question for decision herein arises over the allowance of a claim of Mrs. Nellie M. Crandall against the estate of her husband, Benjamin C. Crandall, bankrupt. The allegations óf Mrs. Crandall by duly verified proof of unsecured debt, so far as material to the present controversy, are that the bankrupt is justly indebted to her in the sum of $130 for balance of wages due to her for services as clerk in the store of bankrupt in Pasadena, Cal., during parts of; 1911 and'1912, “at the agreed wages of $20 per week, and it was specifically agreed between bankrupt and claimant that the claimant was to receive from bankrupt the sum of $20 each week, for her services, for her own and separate use, of which $10 was to be drawn each week and was so drawn, and the remaining $10 each week was to be left in the business until conditions were easier, or until the termination of said business. * * * ” Additional claim for $600 is made for balance due for wages preceding October, 1911, “according to the agreement above set forth, which agreement was made at the opening of bankrupt’s business, * * * and it was especially agreed between claimant and bankrupt that said entire wages were to be…