Tippin v. Brockwell
Supreme Court of Georgia
Contract. Wages. Administrator. Onus. Before Judge Jenkins. Morgan superior court. September term, 1891. On August 8, 1890, Brockwell brought suit against Tippin as administrator of Zachry (who died on February 27, 1889), on an account for $8,648.95, less a number of credits amounting to $152.25; the items of the account being a due-bill for $98.95, dated July 14,1881, wages at $400 per year for the years 1881-1888 inclusive, and wages for 1889, $350. On demurrer all the…
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Contract. Wages. Administrator. Onus. Before Judge Jenkins. Morgan superior court. September term, 1891. On August 8, 1890, Brockwell brought suit against Tippin as administrator of Zachry (who died on February 27, 1889), on an account for $8,648.95, less a number of credits amounting to $152.25; the items of the account being a due-bill for $98.95, dated July 14,1881, wages at $400 per year for the years 1881-1888 inclusive, and wages for 1889, $350. On demurrer all the charges made for services prior to 1885, and the due-bill, were stricken as barred. The jury, on March 7, 1891, found for…
1Opinion of the Court
*467 Judgment reversed.
The testimony for the plaintiff showed as follows: In the fall of 1888, A. 0. Zachry came to witness and talked about having him to superintend his farm for the next year, and said that plaintiff had lived with him for fourteen or fifteen years, and that he owed plaintiff $5,000 or $6,000 for superintending his farms; not knowing whether plaintiff’ would stay with him next year or not, Zachry wanted to hire witness; that he then had the money in bank to pay plaintiff all he owed him. This is all the conversation witness ever had on the subject with Zachry. After Christmas…
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