Engineers' Petroleum Co. v. GourLey

W. J. Gourley sued the Engineers’ Petroleum Company, a corporation, for $427, alleged to be due him by defendant for labor performed. Defendant answered by a general demurrer, by a general denial, and further pleaded that plaintiff had been employed by defendant to repair the flues on a boiler owned by defendant. It alleged that plaintiff did the work in a careless, negligent, unskillful, and incompetent manner. Jt was alleged further that the plaintiff overcharged defendant for the work done; that, because of the negligent manner in which plaintiff performed the work, it was necessary for…