The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-04-04
mart of lis employer, such as an assault

pelling him to do unlawful work, such
as unnecessary work on Sunday (necessa.
~ farm work, such as taking care OF
live stock, is not unlawful), the preva-
lence of an epidemic which renders it
dangerous to remain, and any acts of the
farmer prejudicial to the morals of the
workman or TO his safety, health or res-
sonable comfort. Habitual blssphemy
on the part of either has been held q
good reason for the others dissolving the
relations existing between them, unless
both are addicted TO the same bad habit.
Sickness of the man for heightened
period in one case, two weeks = re-
leases both parties from the contract.
The employer is not bound to wait un.
reasonably for the restoration of the EN-.
ploye's health, and the necessities of the
employer are regarded as a measure of
what is reasonable. Slight grounds for
discharges OF for leaving are not regarded
as sufficient, and the burden of proof is
on him who sets up the grounds to show
that they are valid and sufficient. When
a laborer has once quit his employers
service, the employer is not obliged to
take him back again, although the man
changes his mind and wants to go to
work again. It has been held that when
man has good cause for leaving and
throwing up his contract, and does not
do.so at the time, be valves and condones
the cause and cannot afterward rely on it
as good reason for quitting isplace.
When farmer discharges man before
his contract time is up and without sufli.
cient cause, the man can bring suit and
recover his wages then earned, or he can
sue for the damages sustained by him by
reason of the farmers breaking his con.
tract. These damages are the amount of
his wages at the contract price until the
end ofthe term, less what be has earned
elsewhere, or what he might, by due dill
gence, have earned elsewhere.
Ifs farmer hires man for no definite
period, either may dissolve the relation
at any time. If no definite amount is
agreed on for wages, the man is entitled
to collect such as his services we're worth,
or the usua price for such services as he
performed at the time and in the locality
in which the work was done.
It may be not generally known that
if person entices man who is under
contract with another to work certain
length of time to leave his employment
before the time has expired, such per.
son is liable to the employer for the dam
ages sustained by him by reason of the
laborer's quitting bis service and break
ing his contract. Such is the law. He
may, however, induce the laborer. to
leave his place and come and work for
dim when his time is up, without liability
for damage.
I add form of contract between a
farmer and his hired help, the details
to be supplied according to circumstan-
ces:
Agreement made this :. day ofMarch
A. d. 1880, by and between A B, of K.
and G D, S, G D hereby agrees to work
for said A B. A B hereby agrees to EN-.
ploy said @ D during said time, and as
wages, TO provide him with board, lodg.
ing and washing, and to day him at the
rate Of dollars per month, payable as
follows: Ten dollars monthly, to be paid
for each month, on or before the 18th
day of the following month; the balance
to be paid at the completion of this con.
tract. tits mutually agreed that if said
G D should, without good cause, fail to
perform his part Of his agreement, or
should abandon his service before the
expiration of the time agreed on, all
claims to any unpaid wages are released
and forfeited to the said Alb. Alb.
Witness: E. F. G. D.