Lewis v. Lewis Lumber Mfg. Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 363, Jan. T., 1893, by-defendants, from judgment of C. P. Luzerne Co., March T., 1892, No. 347, on verdict for plaintiff, Levi N. Lewis. Appeal from judgment of alderman. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Binding instruction for defendant refused by Lynch, J. [6] Verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was (6) above instruction, quoting it.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Williams,
The facts in this case raise a question under the statute of frauds and perjuries. The evidence shows that Avery was a jobber, having a contract with the company defendant to peel and pile hemlock bark at an agreed price per cord. He employed and took with him into the woods several men to work upon his job. Levi N. Lewis, the plaintiff, was among the men so employed, and he was to receive one dollar per day for his work, and his board. After he had been at work for some time he alleges that, on one occasion when Adams, the inspector and superintendent of the…
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