Wright v. Tuttle
Supreme Court of Connecticut
WRIT of error. . . . This was an action of covenant broken, on an indenture of apprenticeship, brought by Wright, the master, against the father of the apprentice. 1 The declaration counted upon the covenants on the part of the plaintiff in the following words: “And the plaintiff, in and by said indenture, bound himself to use the utmost of his endeavours to teach,, ór cause to be taught and instructed, the said Norman (the apprentice) in the art, trade and mystery…
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WRIT of error. . . . This was an action of covenant broken, on an indenture of apprenticeship, brought by Wright, the master, against the father of the apprentice. 1 The declaration counted upon the covenants on the part of the plaintiff in the following words: “And the plaintiff, in and by said indenture, bound himself to use the utmost of his endeavours to teach,, ór cause to be taught and instructed, the said Norman (the apprentice) in the art, trade and mystery aforesaid, and to procure and provide for him the said Norman sufficient meat, . r . . . drink, lodging and washing fitting for…
1Opinion of the CourtReeve, J.
The plaintiff brought his action for the *320breach of a covenant by the defendant in an indenture* which indenture the plaintiff stated, that the defend* ant bound his son an apprentice to the plaintiff to learn the art and mystery of printing, and covenanted among other things, that said apprentice should, make good to the plaintiff all the time that he might lose on account of sickness, and pay the plaintiff for all physic and attendance of physicians and surgeons that he might re* quire during the term of his apprenticeship; that during the term the said apprentice fell sick, and so continued…
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