A Collection of Decisions of the Court of King's Bench Upon the Poor's Laws, Down to the Present Time; In Which Are Contained Many Cases Never Befor (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1773 edition. Excerpt: ... the 18th of the said February, the wife of the pauper died without issue, and on the 24th of the same month, the pauper went to H. IV. aforesaid, and told him what agree ment had been made between J. IV. and himself, and what wages he was to have, in cafe he the said H. W. should approve of the terms; and thereupon the said //. TV. said, that he did agree to those terms, and the piuper served the year out. Lord Mansfield: It is clear, that the hiring was on the 24th; for the father might have dissented from the conditional agreement made by hij son on the 16th; but the man was unmarried when the complete agreement was made: And the three other Judges concurred in the opinion that he thereby gained a settlement. General Hiring. A tohm S12-& v' Wneanton, H. 24 G. 2 Burr, S. C. 199; ett, lodging, A boy of seventeen years of ago offered himself to sem Ac. but no par-S. W. of Charlton Hawthorne, who hired him to serve tKui"tirou him in husbandry, and agreed to give him meat, drink, washing and lodging, and clothes when wanted; bur no particular time was agreed on, and the boy apprehended that his master might have turned him off, of he might have gone away from him at their pleasure: However there was no agreement for that purpose tie hoy continued in his service at Chorhon Howthtrne twa years and an half, and received clothes from his mic when he wanted them. To prove that a general hiring is an hiring for a year, Bro. Abt. title Labourer, pi Jo. was cited, //. 23. Per Hankftrd, Si J to face covenanted uncle mot server, II viendra en man Jervue pour unmi'.... tier. And in 1 Inst. 42. b. If a man retain a servant ge r retainer it a nerally, without expressing any timej the law shall confcirini for 1 rear, striw it to be...