ISBN: 9781458968142

Unknown Author, Books Group, Paperback, English-language edition, Pub by General Books LLC Books Reports-of-Cases-Determined-in-the-District-Courts~~Unknown-Author General Books LLC Purc… Altro …

Unknown Author, Books Group, Paperback, English-language edition, Pub by General Books LLC Books Reports-of-Cases-Determined-in-the-District-Courts~~Unknown-Author General Books LLC Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: tiff and the other with one Ah Teet, for whom plaintiff acted in making the settlements hereinafter referred to. The statement of the accounts was admitted, and the principal question presented involves the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdict on the issue of payment. The evidence was conflicting, and in stating the substance thereof we will, as in duty bound under well-settled rules, indulge every intend- ment in support of the verdict by assuming the truth of evidence tending to support it. The testimony of plaintiff shows that he had been working in the mine owned by defendants for many years and had made repeated settlements with them. Up to the time of the settlement out of which this controversy arose, he had never given nor been requested to give a receipt. All previous settlements had been made at his cabin near the mine. He and his assignor, one Ah Teet, had been working in the mine for some time, and plaintiff, acting for both, as he, admittedly, had authority to do, was insisting on a settlement. Contrary to the unvarying custom which had been followed for years, he was told to bring his book to the Carr house, where the settlement would be made. When he reached the house the defendant, Mary E. Carr, her son Charles and nephew Homer Bobbins were there. As he went in Bobbins left the house for the ostensible purpose of filing some saws. Mrs. Carr remained in her bedroom, and plaintiff and Charles Carr were seated near a table in the dining-room. A settlement of both accounts was reached, and the amount due to each of the Chinamen agreed upon. The plaintiff was then requested to sign receipts, which were written in a memorandum book carried by Charles Carr. The request was unusual, but plaintiff signed both receipts. Immediately after this was done Charle...<

ISBN: 1458968146

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