Jenks v. Knott's Mexican Silver Mining Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Olarke District Oou/rt. Action at law to recover for labor and services rendered by plaintiff for defendant in prosecuting its mining operations in Mexico. There were a verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals. All the facts of the case necessary for a proper understanding of the points decided, are found in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
I. The plaintiff seeks to recover for sixty-one days’ work, and declares therefor in two counts of his petition. In the first count he claims to recover the reasonable value of his labor, which he alleges to be $5 per day. In the second *550count he avers that the work was done under a contract providing for compensation at the rate of $5 a day, and asks to recover accordingly.
The answer admits that plaintiff performed for defendant sixty-one days’ work at its mines in Mexico, and is entitled to recover reasonable compensation therefor, but denies the contract set up in the second count, and…
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