Wilstach v. Hawkins

Hawkins sued Wilstach. His complaint contains two paragraphs:

*5421. Upon a memorandum of agreement between the parties.

2. For work and labor.

The writing is as follows:

“Memorandum of agreement, made this 11th day of May, 1857, between, &c. Said Hawkins agrees to break the s. e. s. e., sec. 29, t. 25, r. 6 w., in, &c., adjoining said Hawkins'1 land, to plant the same in corn in a good, farmer-like manner the present season, in the usual mode of planting sod land, for 175 dollars, of which 50 dollars to be paid as soon as corn planted, and the remainder to be paid by the crop raised, taking corn…