Hanuu v. Williams

This is an action of assumpsit on a contract for labor done and performed by the plaintiff for the defendants, and also upon a quantum meruit. There is also a special count for damages, viz : that the defendants did not furnish good, wholesome and sufficient food and water, and'good and proper lodgings.

It appears that the plaintiff with others on the 18th of April last past, entered into a contract with the defendants to go to the Phoenix Islands, there to be employed in collecting and shipping guano, for a term not to exceed twelve months, or until the Phoenix Guano Company should wish his…