Judkins v. Walker
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Sprague Keen summoned as the trustee of Elbridge G. Snell, one of the defendants, disclosed, that Snell came to live with him ■when he was about three years of age, and remained with him until he was about eighteen years of age, and was then about to leave unless there was -,ome agreement, when it was agreed between them, that Snell should work with Keen until he should become twenty-one years of age, and was to receive a yoke of oxen, a cow, a yearling colt, two pairs of…
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Sprague Keen summoned as the trustee of Elbridge G. Snell, one of the defendants, disclosed, that Snell came to live with him ■when he was about three years of age, and remained with him until he was about eighteen years of age, and was then about to leave unless there was -,ome agreement, when it was agreed between them, that Snell should work with Keen until he should become twenty-one years of age, and was to receive a yoke of oxen, a cow, a yearling colt, two pairs of sheep, and two suits of clothes for his services until that time. The trustee stated, that four and an half months before…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was by
Shepley J.
It appears from the answers of the trustee, that the defendant, Snell, being a minor made a special contract to labor for him upon certain terms until he was of age, and that he broke bis contract and left the service without cause. He admits, that if liable to pay on a quantum meruit, he might he charged, but resists payment on the ground, that ho is not legally liable.
Whether an infant may avoid his contract, and recover back money paid, or on a quantum meruit for services performed under it, has occasioned a difference of opinion in judicial…
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- Tracy v. WoodU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Rhode Island · 1822
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