Hutchinson v. Wetmore
California Supreme Court
This was an appeal from the Seventh Judicial District. The contract upon which the action was founded is set forth in the opinion of the Court; and the only question presented by it, was whether the contract was an entirety or not.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Murray, Chief Justice.
This was an action of indebitatus assumpsit, brought by the plaintiff to recover the value of the services of himself and wife, for four months’ labour upon and about the farm of the defendant.
The bill of exceptions shows that the plaintiff agreed to labour for eight months at the rate of $100 a month for himself, and $100 for his wife; that at the expiration of four months he abandoned his contract, without any fault of the defendant; that by the agreement the defendant was to give the plaintiff his note at the end of four…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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