Patterson v. Prior

Suit by Prior against the appellants, for work and labor. Judgment for the plaintiff.

The defendants pleaded separately the general denial, and some special defences, to the latter of which demurrers were sustained. We deem it unnecessary to examine the special answers, as it seems to us that the substantial facts thus set up could have been given in evidence under the general denial. The cause was submitted to the Court for trial on the following agreed statement of the facts, which was all the evidence given in the cause, viz:

“It is agreed in this case, that the plaintiff, said James Prior,…