Cookson v. Toole

This was an action of assumpsit, brought by plaintiff against defendant to recover for work and labor done and performed by plaintiff for the defendant at her special instance and request.

The plea of coverture was interposed, ■ to which plaintiff replied that the work and labor in the declaration mentioned were done and performed in and about the improvement and cultivation of defendant’s farm, and in taking care of her stock thereon, which farm ánd stock were her sole and separate property derived from persons other than her husband, held and enjoyed by her for her sole benefit, and without…