Walcott v. Ronalds
The Superior Court of New York City
Action by the plaintiff to recover the value of his services and his expenses in taking charge of the defendant’s farm, &e. at Scotch Plains, New Jersey. Defense, (among other things,) that the plaintiff was indebted to the defendant in the sum of $3600, received by him upon the sale of a farm at Rahway, for and on behalf of the defendant, and to his use and benefit.
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Action by the plaintiff to recover the value of his services and his expenses in taking charge of the defendant’s farm, &e. at Scotch Plains, New Jersey. Defense, (among other things,) that the plaintiff was indebted to the defendant in the sum of $3600, received by him upon the sale of a farm at Rahway, for and on behalf of the defendant, and to his use and benefit. It appeared on the trial, before the referee, that on March 1st, 1860, the plaintiff received to the use, and for the account of the defendant, $2854. This was proved by a letter of the plaintiff, and his own evidence fixing the…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Barbour, J.
This was an action brought to recover for services rendered and moneys expended, for and at the request of the defendant. The answer set up, among other things, that the plaintiff was indebted to the defendant in the sum of $3060, for moneys received by the former, upon *619the sale of a farm in Rahway, New Jersey, to the use of the latter.
Upon the trial the plaintiff testified, as a witness, without objection, that the farm in question was conveyed to him by the defendant, in compensation for certain services theretofore rendered by him to the latter. The plaintiff also…
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