Morrison v. Moore
Supreme Court of Vermont
This case came up from the county court, for a hearing upon the following bill of exceptions, allowed by said county court: “ Assumpsit for work and labor. Plea, non assumpsit.
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This case came up from the county court, for a hearing upon the following bill of exceptions, allowed by said county court: “ Assumpsit for work and labor. Plea, non assumpsit. It appeared on trial, that in March, A. D. 1S27, the defendant,who was a relative of the plaintiff, — was at the house of the plaintiff’s father in Canada, — when it was agreed that the plaintiff, then •about eighteen years old, should go to live with defendant, and, by his labor, pay a debt of about $30,00, due to the defendant from plaintiff’s father ; and afterwards, if plaintiff’ chose to stay and work for…
1Opinion of the CourtHutchinson, C. J.
The only question presented in this case is, whether the county court ought to have dismissed this action, on the ground, that the sum in dispute, or matter in demand, did not exceed one hundred dollars. There is some difficulty in many cases of uncertainty in point of value of property sued for. Suitors may entertain doubts, to which court they ought to apply for redress of what they deem their wrongs. There was an uncertainty in this case, with regard to the value of the labor, performed by the plaintiff, of which the defendant had the benefit, and the value of the clothing, to which the…
2Cited by1 opinion
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