Johnston v. Fitzhugh
Oregon Supreme Court
From Lane: George F. Skipworth, Judge. Department 1. The plaintiff’s grievance is thus stated in his complaint : “That the said defendant is indebted to the plaintiff for work, labor' and services rendered and performed by the plaintiff for the defendant at his special instance and request, on and between the twenty-eighth day of November, 1916, and the first day of February, 1917, at the agreed rate of $75 per month, in the sum of $157.50, and that the whole amount thereof…
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From Lane: George F. Skipworth, Judge. Department 1. The plaintiff’s grievance is thus stated in his complaint : “That the said defendant is indebted to the plaintiff for work, labor' and services rendered and performed by the plaintiff for the defendant at his special instance and request, on and between the twenty-eighth day of November, 1916, and the first day of February, 1917, at the agreed rate of $75 per month, in the sum of $157.50, and that the whole amount thereof became due and payable on the first day of February, 1917, no part of which has been paid, save and except that between…
1Opinion of the CourtBurnett, J.
It appears in evidence that the defendant traded for a store and its contents owned by the Quayle- Johnston Company in Eugene. He claimed at the trial that it was represented to him the stock would not amount in value to exceed $1,500; that it inventoried $2,600 and that he refused to take it at more than $1,500, so that the negotiations were prolonged for something like three months before the deal was closed, although he took over the building and part of the goods when the inventory was finished. The plaintiff claims that about November 28, 1916, on receipt of the inventory, the defendant…
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