Forester v. Forester

This is .an action by a son against his father.

The complaint avers that the defendant is indebted to the plaintiff in the sum of $1,800, for work and labor done by the plaintiff as a farm hand and laborer upon the farm of the defendant during the period of twelve years; that “said services were rendered at the instance and request of, and for, the defendant, and upon his (defendant’s) promise to pay therefor, and were fairly and reasonably worth $150 per year.”

*681There was a trial by a jury, which resulted in a verdict and a judgment in favor of the appellee in the sum of $1,200. With their…