Barker v. Barker Artesian Well Co.

The action is in assumpsit on the common counts to recover compensation for services performed by plaintiff for defendant corporation.

The plaintiff made an oral contract with the treasurer ' of the defendant company to solicit business and assist in securing contracts for the defendant for the sinking of artesian wells. Some of the terms of the contract are in dispute, but both parties agree that ho time was fixed for the beginning or the end of the contract; the plaintiff was not bound to devote any specified amount of time to defendant’s business and either party was entitled to terminate…