Harris v. Harris
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL PROM CIRCUIT COURT, WAUPACCA COUNTY. This was an action by Cfolm Harris, Jun., against John Harris, Sen., the facts of which are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Dixon, C. J.
This is an action of assump-sit, commenced prior to the adoption of the code, before a justice of the peace of Waupacca county. The declaration contains four counts, namely, for goods sold; work and labor; money had and received; and money paid, laid out, and expended. It differs, however, from the ordinary counts in assumpsit, in that the relation of the parties to the subject matter of each count is entirely reversed. The indebtedness of the defendant to the plaintiff is claimed to be for goods, &c., sold and delivered by the defendant to the plaintiff; for work and…
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