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52 Ill. 485

Ray v. Haines

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided September 15, 1869

Illinois Supreme Court · decided 1869-09-15

<p>Minor—not bound by Ms contract. Where a minor contracted to work nine months, but worked one month and a half, and quit, it wasJield, he was not bound by his contract, and could recover from his employer the value of the services' rendered.</p>

Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently April 1916

3 state decisions

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Decided 1869-09-15

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Mr. Justice Lawrence

¶1delivered the opinion of the Court:

¶2In this case a minor had contracted to work for the defendant nine months, but left after working six weeks. Being a minor, his contract was not obligatory upon him,- and he was entitled to recover from his employer the value of the services rendered. This value the court inferred from the amount admitted by the defendant to have been due the plaintiff when he left, as wages, and we are not inclined to reverse because the proof was not more positive.

¶3Judgment affirmed. .

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