Grigsby v. Jenkins

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wertz, J.:

Plaintiff-appellant Charles Grigsby, Sr., brought this action to recover from defendant-appellee Charlie Jenkins and Cornelius Jenkins on an oral contract for the harvesting of 400 acres of wheat. During the introduction of plaintiff’s testimony, the case was dismissed as to Cornelius Jenkins and he was no longer a party to the action.

The petition alleged and evidence established that defendant Charlie Jenkins, in January, 1953, orally requested plaintiff to render services and furnish labor, machinery and equipment in the cutting and…