Bell v. Town of Sullivan
Indiana Supreme Court
From Sullivan Circuit Court; W. W. Moffett, Judge. Action by Frank Bell against the Town of Sullivan on account for wages as common laborer. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDowling, J.
This action was brought by the appellant against the appellee to recover the sum of $57.60, alleged *200to be due to him on account of “unskilled labor” performed by him on public works of said town of Sullivan. The answer was in five paragraphs, the first being a denial; the second, payment; the third, accord and satisfaction; the fourth, a set-off; and the fifth alleging a special contract between the appellant and the appellee whereby the compensation of the appellant was fixed at $1.10 per day for the whole period of his employment. Demurrers to all the paragraphs of the answer except the…
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