Conn v. Lewis

Opinion of the Court,

by Judge Owsley.

THIS as an action of covenant, brought by Lewis' in the court below, against Conn, on the following written agreement:

“Articles of agreement entered into and confirmed this 16th of August, 1820, between Hezekiah Conn of Union county, state of Kentucky, of the one part, and J0fin Lewis of Henderson county, and state aforesaid, ofthe other part, witnesseth: The said Conn binds himself to furnish hands to keep two brick-moulders at work while making and putting up in a house or houses the amount of three hundred and forty dollars, one half of which sum, Conn…