Legal Opinion
Atkinson v. New Britain MacH. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 9, 1946No. 8825PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAJOR, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $95,000, entered January 12, 1945. The judgment, predicated upon the verdict of a jury, was for compensation alleged to be due and owing the plaintiff under a contract of employment for services rendered during a part of 1941 and 1942.
The errors urged for reversal in the main are directed at the court’s charge to the jury. Other errors asserted are that the award of compensation to plaintiff was contrary to the statute and public policy, that plaintiff failed to prove performance under the contract…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Muschany v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Twin City Pipe Line Co. v. Harding Glass Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Groome v. Freyn Engineering Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1940
- Canal Co. v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Peck v. Stafford Flour Mills Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1923
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Heuvelman v. Triplett Electrical Instrument Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1959
- Donald R. Furth v. Inc. Publishing CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Weick v. Rickenbaugh Cadillac CompanySupreme Court of Colorado · 1956
- Higgins v. Shenango Pottery Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
- Edwin G. Richer, A/K/A E. G. Richer & Company v. Khoury Bros., Inc., and Henderson Quality Shops, Inc., Edwin G. Richer, A/K/A E. G. Richer & Company v. Khoury Bros., Inc., and Henderson Quality Shops, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1965
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