Daus v. Short
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Woodbury District Court. — Hon. David Mould, Judge. Action by plaintiff to recover for services of his minor sons, and for other items. There was a motion to strike that part of the petition by which plaintiff sought to recover for such services. The motion was sustained, and the plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPreston, J.
agent : author-employment of son^vanaity1' Plaintiff was employed by the defendant to manage defendant’s farm in Woodbury County, Iowa. The petition alleges that the verbal contract for the employment of plaintiff’s two minor sons was made between himself and sons under a general verbal au^or^y given by defendant to plaintiff to empl°y whatever help was necessary to properly carry on the operations of defendant’s farm; the petition further alleges that the labor was performed by his said two sons during the years 1907 to 1910, and that they did work for defendant in thé sum of $331.25.
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