Legal Opinion

Walker v. Newton

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided November 3, 1881PublishedCited by 5 opinions

APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Dodge County. The case is thus stated by Mr. Justice Tayloe: “ Action to recover an amount claimed to be due the plaintiff for work and labor done as a carpenter and joiner in the construction of a building for the defendant.

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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Dodge County. The case is thus stated by Mr. Justice Tayloe: “ Action to recover an amount claimed to be due the plaintiff for work and labor done as a carpenter and joiner in the construction of a building for the defendant. The plaintiff’s claim was, first, to recover the contract price upon a special written contract for doing certain work in the construction of the building; second, for extra work done at the request of defendant in such construction; and third,, upon a contract for putting in the counters and shelving. The contract for-counters and…

1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.

Upon this appeal no point is made upon any of the findings of fact of the referee, or rulings of the circuit court thereon, so far as they relate to the amounts found due to the respondent upon his several claims against the appellant; but exceptions were taken to the refusal of the referee to find in favor of the appellant that he was entitled to a credit upon the several claims of the respondent for two items: one, $71.24, which the appellant claims he had paid to one Wilbur, one of the respondent’s workmen, and $22.75, which he claims to have paid to the firm of Athouse & Co. for work done…

2Cited by5 opinions

  1. Johnson v. GoultWisconsin Supreme Court · 1900
  2. La Coursier v. RussellWisconsin Supreme Court · 1892
  3. Dorestan v. KriegWisconsin Supreme Court · 1886
  4. McInnis v. BuchananOregon Supreme Court · 1909
  5. Althouse v. BaldwinWisconsin Supreme Court · 1882

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