Wolf v. Schofield

The appellee sued the appellant. The first paragraph of the complaint was as follows: “ William Schofield complains of Augustus G. Wolf, and says that the defendant is indebted to him in the sum of twelve hundred dollars, for work and labor done and performed, and for materials furnished, by the plaintiff for the defendant, at his instance and request; wherefore plaintiff demands judgment for twelve hundred dollars.”

The defendant demurred to the complaint in this form: "Comes now the defendant, by J. S. Rollins andjudson Applegate, his attorneys, and demurs to plaintiff’s complaint, for the…