[Roscoe]

"The fact that the debtor contracted to perform the labor which is sought to be compelled does not withdraw the attempted enforcement from the condemnation of the statute. The full intent of the constitutional provision could be defeated with obvious facility if, through the guise of contracts under which advances had been made, debtors could be held to compulsory service."

But surely, if we are speaking of a contract for a particular service of some sort for which payment has been made, the payor is entitled to performance of that service.

A swing and a miss.

http://laws.lp.findlaw.com/getcase/us/219/219.html

[SJC_Libertarian]

A swing and a miss.

Was that supposed to be an answer to my questions? But thanks for the (rather lengthy) citation. I have printed it out and I will read it.