Farmer v. Golds Clothes Shop, Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Contract upon a contract in writing and under seal, described in the opinion, for the employment of the plaintiff by the defend-ant. Writ dated October 18, 1915. In the Superior Court the action was heard by Hall, J., without a jury. The material evidence is described in the opinion.
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Contract upon a contract in writing and under seal, described in the opinion, for the employment of the plaintiff by the defend-ant. Writ dated October 18, 1915. In the Superior Court the action was heard by Hall, J., without a jury. The material evidence is described in the opinion. At the close of the evidence at the request of the defendant the judge ruled as follows: 3. “If the plaintiff procured the contract on which he relies in this case by fraud or material misrepresentations on his part, he is not entitled to recover.” 6. “The plaintiff in the contract, for an alleged breach of which…
1Opinion of the CourtPierce, J.
By the terms of a sealed instrument, the defendant promised to employ the plaintiff as a manager of its store in Lynn “for the period of one year commencing August 23, 1915, and terminating August 22, 1916.” The plaintiff promised to “devote his entire time and attention, and to give his best efforts and .endeavors for and to the party of the first part, and for, on behalf and in the interests of their store and enterprise of the party of the first part, and to render his services to the entire satisfaction of the party qf the first part.”
August 23, 1915, the plaintiff entered upon the…
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