Craig v. Weitner

The defendant in error brought an action in the district court of Colfax county against the plaintiff in error upon a cause of action set forth in the petition as follows :

“ That on or about the 27th day of April, 1887, the plaintiff and the defendant entered into an oral agreement and contract, whereby it was contracted and agreed by and between said plaintiff and defendant that said plaintiff should undertake the task and work of killing, exterminating, destroying, and banishing from a certain tract of land in Colfax precinct, Colfax county, Nebraska, owned by defendant, a certain lot of…