Morris v. Niles

This action was brought to recover for three months’ labor as a farm hand, performed by the plaintiff for *342tbe defendant, at the stipulated price of $18 per month. The defense is that the hiring was for seven months, and that the plaintiff quit work at the end of three months without cause and without defendant’s consent. The main question litigated on the trial was whether the hiring was for a term of seven months. The plaintiff’s testimony tended to show that the hiring was not for any specified time, while that of the defendant tended to show that it was for seven months. The plaintiff…