Legal Opinion
Estes v. Jones
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided October 15, 1918PublishedCited by 6 opinions
Appeal from the circuit court of Washington connty. HoN. S. J. OsboRN, Special Judge. Suit by S. E. Jones against A. J. Estes. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtEthridge, J.
S. E. Jones filed suit against A. J. Estes for wrongfully discharging said Jones as manager of a planta*143tion in the year 1916. Mrs. Jones, wife of appellee, testified as to the contract employing Jones that Estes said:
“Mr. Jones, I want a man to manage the plantation, and I will give yon the work, I will expect you to supervise the farming operation and have entire charge of the plantation. Your duties will he to ride over the tenants and have the supervision of everything; I will furnish you with an assistant; . . . he is a good hand with gear and mules; he will look after the gear and mules,…
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