McJenkin Insurance & Realty Co. v. Thompson

J. W. Thompson sued McJenkin Insurance & Realty Company for $412.80, alleged to be the balance due on wages for carpentry work done by the plaintiff for the defendant. The plaintiff alleged that he did the work pursuant to an oral contract with the defendant under which he was to receive $1.50 per hour; that he was paid $1.25 per hour for 990 hours, and $1.35 per hour for 1102 hours; and that the defendant owed him 25 cents an hour for the first period and 15 cents an hour for the latter, making the sum for which he sued. The defendant denied that it was indebted to the plaintiff in any…