R. K. Carter & Co. v. Weber
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne; Donovan, J. Assumpsit by R K. Carter & Company against Henry C. Weber on a contract of employment. There was judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtCarpenter, J.
Plaintiff is a corporation organized under the laws of New Jersey. Its business is to make purchases for dealers in hardware throughout the country. Defendant is a hardware .dealer in the city of Detroit. May 28, 1901, defendant signed and gave plaintiff this written order, which was dated September 1, 1901:
“We will pay you a salary of $25 per month for four months from date for keeping us posted oh market change, placing orders we send you to our best advantage; attending to all and any business we may intrust to you. If this trial is satisfactory, we will continue for the balance of the…
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