Chapman v. Williams
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from Baltimore County Court. Assumpsit for work and labour, &c. for money had and received, and an insimul computassent. The defendant, (now appellee,) pleaded-.non assumpsit, and issue was joined. The facts oí the case are stated by the Judge who delivered the opinion of this Court.
1Opinion of the CourtArcher, J.
This was a suit instituted in Baltimore County Court by the plaintiff, (now appellant,) who was a deputy-keeper in the penitentiary, to recover from the defendant, who was principal keeper, the amount of a quarter year’s salary due to him on the 4th of October, 1819. The service of the deputy-keeper in that capacity, and his original employment by the principal keeper, and his continuance in service from the 29th of September 1817, until the 4th of October 1819, were given in evidence. The defendant had regularly paid the plaintiff for all services prior to the 5th of July 1819. Evidence was…
2Cited by1 opinion
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