Jones v. Bates

delivered the opinion of the court. -

This is an action of assumpsit, brought by defendant in error, William Bates, against plaintiff in error, Thomas B. Jones, to recover a sum of money which defendant in error claims is due him for work and labor, done by him for the plaintiff in error, at his request.

The declaration contains only the common counts. A trial by the court and jury resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff for $1,543.65, and the defendant Jones prosecutes this writ of error.

The only question presented for consideration here is the sufficiency of the evidence to…