Scanlan v. Cowley

The defendant is a manufacturing jeweller, and in the fore part of August, 1855, employed the plaintiff as journeyman, to work for him at the wages of $5 per week. While thus employed the plaintiff offered to procure for the defendant the jobbing work of a Mr. James Turner, who did business in the 8th Avenue, in this city; and the defendant agreed that if this work was procured he would give the plaintiff $6 per week wages. This arrangement was consummated, and the plaintiff was in the habit of calling at Turner’s shop, on his way down to the defendant’s place of business, getting the work to…