Freeman v. Withers

This is an action to recover a claim for wages. The jury found for plaintiff. A motion for new trial was denied and the appeal is from the judgment.

The first question presented is whether the complaint is sufficient. It alleges that plaintiff entered the service of defendant at his instance and request as an oil-well driller on certain described property at the agreed and reasonable compensation of $10 a day; that plaintiff worked for fifty-four days; and that the total value and agreed compensation earned is the sum of $540, only $35 of which has been paid.

In considering whether the…