Matthewson v. Perry
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Assumpsit for work and labor performed for the defendant by the minor son of the plaintiff; brought before a justice of the peace and appealed by the defendant to the Superior Court in New London County, and tried on the general issue closed to the court before Park, J. Judgment for the plaintiff and motion for a new trial by the defendant. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtPoster, J.
Is the plaintiff entitled to recover of the defendant for the labor and service of her minor son ?
It appears from the finding that she is a widow; that her son has always lived with her except when out at service, and then his home has been with her ; that she has had the special care, management, education, and support of him from the beginning of her widowhood; that no guardian has ever been appointed him by the court of probate, nor has he ever chosen one to be so .appointed ; that in the summer of 1869, acting under his mother’s advice, he made a contract with the defendant to work for…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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