Young v. Emmke

This is a suit upon a written contract executed on the 24th day of August, 1918. The contract recites that it was made between the “Elms Lake Resort Association . . . and P. P. Young” and was to cover the proposed construction af a large dam on a farm in Ray County, Missouri, near Excelsior Springs, owned by the defendant Elm Tree Inn Company. It provided that the work was to be begun not later than September 10, 1918, and completed as soon as possible. It employed plaintiff to superintend the construction of the dam and provided that for his services he should receive the sum of $50 per week…