Benson v. Charles Weitz' Sons

The appellants complain of several rulings of the district court, some of which are not appealable. ■ We shall confíne our consideration of the appeal to one ground of complaint. The plaintiff brought his action at law against the defendants upon an alleged oral contract, whereby, in consideration of services rendered by him, the defendants agreed to pay him the sum of $25,000, of which sum $10,000 was paid. ITe prayed for judgment for the balance, $15,000. The case has to do with the war enterprise of building Camp Dodge, in the vicinity of Des Moines, and is related to other cases of…