Basse v. Allen

Citations

• 43 Tex. 481

Syllabus

<p>1. Contract—Notice.—A party claiming the benefit of a month’s notice, under a contract for labor terminable by either party on such notice, must show compliance on his part with his duty under the contract.</p> <p>2. Pleading—Answer.—An answer to a suit for labor under such contract alleging gross neglect, want of care in the business, and drunkenness on the part of the laborer so as to interfere in the performance of his duty, is sufficient, and it was error in the court below to sustain a demurrer thereto.</p>