Remick v. Langfitt
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action transferred to the district court for McLeod county to recover a balance of $643.42 for services rendered. The substance of the separate answer of H. J. Langfitt is given in the first paragraph of the opinion. The case was tried before Tifft, J., who when defendant rested denied plaintiff’s motion for a directed verdict against defendant Langfitt, and a jury which returned a verdict for the amount demanded.
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Action transferred to the district court for McLeod county to recover a balance of $643.42 for services rendered. The substance of the separate answer of H. J. Langfitt is given in the first paragraph of the opinion. The case was tried before Tifft, J., who when defendant rested denied plaintiff’s motion for a directed verdict against defendant Langfitt, and a jury which returned a verdict for the amount demanded. From an order denying his motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant Langfitt appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
At the request of defendant, plaintiff, who conducts a detective agency in Minneapolis, sent operatives or detectives to Hutchinson, Minnesota, in the summer of 1914, to ascertain whether suspected illegal liquor traffic existed, and to secure evidence against violators of the law. Defendant was then mayor of Hutchinson, but it is not claimed that he acted in his official capacity in employing plaintiff. It was agreed that plaintiff should be paid a fixed per diem and expenses for each operator placed on the work, including the time such operator would be required to attend as witness in the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Vohs v. A. E. Shorthill Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1904
- Presley v. LowrySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1878