50 Mo. App. 145 | Mo. Ct. App. | 1892
— This action was instituted before a justice of the peace at the instance of a minor, and is for work and labor performed by the minor. He recovered before the justice and again in the circuit court. Defendant appeals.
Defendant attacked the jurisdiction of the circuit court for the alleged reason that no account of plaintiff’s cause of action was filed with the justice. The account was lodged with the justice, and, though no filing was indorsed thereon, that fact will not affect the jurisdiction of the justice. On appeal this account was sent up with the papers. This was sufficient under the case of Olin v. Zigler, 46 Mo. App. 193. The case of Bar v. Blomberg, 37 Mo. App. 605, and other cases cited are not applicable.
Plaintiff, being a minor, could avoid his contract to receive a certain price for his labor and recover on a quantum meruit. Lowe v. Sinklear, 27 Mo. 308. Defendant’s third instruction was, therefore, properly refused.
The case amply shows plaintiff’s right to maintain this suit instead of his mother. Whatever presumption would exist as to the right of the mother is overcome by the direct testimony in the cause.