Duncan v. Baker
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Error from Montgomery District Court. Action by Balter, against Duncan, wherein plaintiff had judgment, at September Term, 1876, of the district court, against Duncan, who brings the case here. All necessary facts appear in the subjoined opinion. All the evidence submitted in this case shows the contract between the parties to be an entire contract.
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Error from Montgomery District Court. Action by Balter, against Duncan, wherein plaintiff had judgment, at September Term, 1876, of the district court, against Duncan, who brings the case here. All necessary facts appear in the subjoined opinion. All the evidence submitted in this case shows the contract between the parties to be an entire contract. It was a contract to labor for the plaintiff in error, on his farm, for the term of seven months, for fifteen dollars per month — no time being stipulated for payment. In support of our view that such a contract is an entire contract, see Larkin…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
This action was commenced in a justice’s court, by Jeremiah Baker against Solomon Duncan, to recover $48.40, which he claimed to be due for 59 days’ work. Judgment was rendered in the justice’s court in favor of Baker for $19.90 and costs, and Duncan then appealed to the district court. In the district court judgment was again rendered in favor of Baker for $19.90 and costs, and Duncan then brought the case to this court for review.
It would seem from the evidence in the case that Duncan hired Baker to work for him for seven months, at $15…
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