Hardy v. Bruns

DOERNER, Commissioner.

Plaintiff sued for the sum of $9600 alleged to be due her from defendant for work and labor performed at the agreed rate of $1.00 per hour. Defendant denied the indebtedness and pleaded payment of $2,000 in full discharge of any and all claims which plaintiff had against him. The jury returned a verdict of $2,000 Rr plaintiff, on which judgment was entered, and defendant appealed.

There was no dispute between the parties regarding the terms of the oral contract. Both agreed that plaintiff helped defendant build a house on defendant’s land at Morse Mill out of cedar logs…