Monaghan v. School District No. 1 of the Town of Randall
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Kenosha County. Action commenced in justice’s court. Complaint, that the defendant is indebted to the plaintiff in the sum of one hundred dollars “for services of Agnes Monaghan, a qualified teacher, his daughter, and a minor.” Answer, a general denial.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Kenosha County. Action commenced in justice’s court. Complaint, that the defendant is indebted to the plaintiff in the sum of one hundred dollars “for services of Agnes Monaghan, a qualified teacher, his daughter, and a minor.” Answer, a general denial. On the trial in the circuit court, plaintiff introduced evidence showing that Agnes Monaghan was employed as teacher by the clerk and treasurer of the defendant, and taught in the district, in 1878; that the contract was in the usual form, signed by Agnes Monaghan as teacher, and by the clerk and treasurer, by…
1Opinion of the CourtCole, J.
Is there any difficulty in the way of the father maintaining this action to recover the wages of his daughter, a minor child ? This, as it seems to us, is the only serious question in the case. The daughter was employed by the officers of the district to teach the district school. A written contract was entered into between the officers of the district and the daughter, by which it was agreed that she should teach the school for four months, and should be paid $25.00 a month for her services. The father was present when the contract was entered into, and assented to his daughter’s entering…
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