Armstrong v. Keleher

Suit before a justice of the peace ; the complaint as follows: “Plaintiff’ states that on or about the 1st day of October, he contracted with defendant to blast in a well on the premises of the said Michael Keleher, for which the said Keleher was to pay the plaintiff $2 per day. The said plaintiff asks judgment for seven days work, at $2 per day, for which the said plaintiff claims $14. Whereupon plaintiff’ prays judgmeut for $14 for his said debt, and $5 damages.” We think the above contains, though informally drawn, “ a statement of the facts constituting the cause of action,” within the…