Decker v. Hassel
New York Supreme Court
This is an appeal from the judgment of the Albany county court affirming the judgment of a justice of the peace. The justice rendered a judgment for $30.42 damages, besides costs, upon an alleged contract for the hiring by defendant from the plaintiff, of his son, to work on defendant’s farm for two months, at $15 per month. The son worked five days and was discharged by defendant.
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This is an appeal from the judgment of the Albany county court affirming the judgment of a justice of the peace. The justice rendered a judgment for $30.42 damages, besides costs, upon an alleged contract for the hiring by defendant from the plaintiff, of his son, to work on defendant’s farm for two months, at $15 per month. The son worked five days and was discharged by defendant. Plaintiff also recovered forty-two cents for horse feed and for a dinner furnished defendant’s son when he was at plaintiff’s to hire plaintiff’s son. The defendant appeals to this court.
1Opinion of the Court
Peckham, Justice.
On the argument of this cause, I was thoroughly impressed that there was no sufficient evidence of the agency of the defendant’s son to make the contract of hiring. On examination I have arrived at a different conclusion. The case shows that he went to plaintiff and told him that “ his father (defendant) had sent him to hire a hand.” He did hire him for two months, at $15 per month, to work on defendant’s farm, and to work with defendant. He did work on defendant’s farm for five days, and then defendant discharged him, saying he did not want him any longer. This is all the…
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