Legal Opinion
Harz v. Peterson
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided January 24, 1899PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Assumpsit, on a contract for wages. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. John Gibbons, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shepard
The appellee agreed to work as a driver of livery carriages for the appellant, a livery stable keeper, for wages to be fixed from time to time. The testimony showed the wages were to be $25 for the first month, and $30 per month thereafter. Among the agreements made by appellee were the ones in controversy, viz.:
“ 6th. First party (appellee) agrees that-he shall be held responsible to second party for everything entrusted to his care and will respond in damages to the value of the damage to any vehicle or other property of the second party while in his care, and second party shall have the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Streeter v. StreeterIllinois Supreme Court · 1867
- Gale v. DeanIllinois Supreme Court · 1858
- Sigsworth v. McIntyreIllinois Supreme Court · 1856
3Cited by1 opinion
- Massasoit Housing Corp. v. Town of North KingstownSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1949