Coleman v. Chapman

— This action was brought by the plaintiff-appellee, Harold E. Chapman, against the defendant-appellant, Leon Coleman, Sr., d/b/a Powell-Coleman Funeral Home, to recover wages which appellant allegedly promised to pay to the appellee for labor expended in the remodeling of appellant’s funeral home.

The appellee, along with the other workers, was originally employed by Mr. Harris, a contractor. When Harris failed to pay the workers, they threatened to quit, but were persuaded by the appellant to continue working. The appellant promised the appellee and other workers that the wages which were…