Bessman v. Bessman

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Foth, C.:

This action was originally brought as a mechanic’s lien foreclosure. By some process of apparent acquiescence and tacit understanding on the part of both court and litigants, it was tried as an action for wages under an oral employment contract. The trial court rendered an accounting, charging defendants with plaintiff’s wages for 73 weeks and a number of advances made by plaintiff on their behalf, and crediting them with various payments made to or for plaintiff by them and others. It struck a net balance in plaintiff’s favor of $8,657.40 and…