Hall v. Carroll

The plaintiff, Dug Carroll, instituted this suit against Jane Patton Hall to recover for services rendered her as an employee on the latter's ranch. The defendant answered, alleging the contract to be of a somewhat different nature to that relied on by plaintiff. At the conclusion of a purported trial, the judge rendered a judgment in favor of the plaintiff for $750, basing it essentially on the contentions and concessions presented by the defendant in her answer. Not being satisfied with the judgment in its entirety, the defendant appeals. The parties will be referred to as in the trial…