Gilling v. Held
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Hardin District Court. — B. M. Wright, Judge. Action at law to recover on a quantum meruit for alleged services rendered as a cement mason and for certain other services rendered as a carpenter and for certain overtime as a farm laborer. The answer was a general denial, a plea of settlement, and a counterclaim. Verdict for plaintiff, and defendant has appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
bbbok ? refer-grounds of re-Sons: fauuifc" to except. 1. The material facts in the case are not greatly in dispute. The parties were both residents of Ackley, Iowa. The defendant was the owner of a large . „ . ,, _ , , , .¶ farm, situated m North Dakota. In April, 1913, the parties entered into an oral agreement, whereby the plaintiff agreed to render the services of himself and wife to the defendant at $60 per month. They were to go upon the defendant’s farm in North Dakota and keep house *927thereon, and the defendant was to furnish all provisions. The service of the plaintiff’s wife…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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