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20 Johns. 28

Bartholomew v. Jackson

New York Supreme Court

Decided May 15, 1822

New York Supreme Court · decided 1822-05-15

IN ERROR, on certiorari toa Justice’s Court. Jackson sued Bartholomew before a Justice, for work and labour, &c. B. pleaded non assumpsit. It appeared in evidence, that Jackson owned a wheat stubble-field, in which B. had a stack of wheat, which he had promised to remove in due season for preparing the ground for a fall crop.

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Decided 1822-05-15

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Platt, J.

¶1delivered the opinion of the Court. I should be very glad to affirm this judgment; for though the plaintiff was not legally entitled to sue for damages, yet to bring a certiorari on such a judgment was most unworthy, The plaintiff performed the service without the privity or Request of the defendant; and there was, in fact, no promise, express or implied. If a man humanely bestows his labour, and even risks his life, in voluntarily aiding to pre*29serve Isis neighbour’s house from destruction by fire, the law considers the service rendered as gratuitovs, and it, therefore, forme no ground of action. The judgment must he reversed.

¶2Judgment reversed.

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