Wagner v. Buttles
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for La Crosse county: E. 0. Higbee, Circuit Judge. This action was brought to recover wages alleged to have been earned between June 16, 1908, and October 3, 1910, tbe balance sued for being $361. Tbe defendant Buttles was tbe owner of a large farm, and on April 1, 1907, entered into a tbree-year contract or lease with bis codefendant by which tbe latter agreed to work tbe farm on shares.
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Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for La Crosse county: E. 0. Higbee, Circuit Judge. This action was brought to recover wages alleged to have been earned between June 16, 1908, and October 3, 1910, tbe balance sued for being $361. Tbe defendant Buttles was tbe owner of a large farm, and on April 1, 1907, entered into a tbree-year contract or lease with bis codefendant by which tbe latter agreed to work tbe farm on shares. Tbe plaintiff was actually employed by tbe defendant Rand, but claimed that be entered tbe employment under an agreement on tbe part of tbe defendant Buttles to…
1Opinion of the CourtBaeNes, J.
Prior to April 1, 1907, plaintiff worked for a tenant of the defendant Buttles. Rand was about to sue-*670ceed such tenant on April 1st, and requested plaintiff to continue in his employ. Plaintiff testified that he declined the offer of employment until Buttles went to him and said: “You are acquainted with the stock on the place, and I want you to stay here if you will and I will see that everything is all right.” .This is the only conversation that ever took place between plaintiff and Buttles in reference to employment. After it occurred, according to plaintiff’s evidence, he went to Rand and…
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