Philips v. Keener

White J.

delivered the following opinion of the court.

Philips commenced suit before a justice of the peace, and recovered a judgment. Keener appealed to the county court, where Philips again recovered. The cause was removed to the circuit court, where Keener obtained a verdict and judgment, from which the appeal to this court was taken. The record shows, that on the trial in the circuit court, Philips produced an article of agreement, and proved that Keener signed it—the article is set oat, at length and is to the following effect-that Philips should teach a school three months-that the…