Granz v. Lichtenhein
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Montgomery county. Action by August Granz against Louis Lichtenhein for services rendered by plaintiff and his wife to defendant. There was a judgment in favor of plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPutnam, J.
It was conceded on the' trial that in July, 1892, a contract with the plaintiff for the employment of the latter and his wife at defendant’s mill in Amsterdam, N. Y., at $20 per week for plaintiff, and $15 for his wife, plaintiff to first go to Europe, and perform services for defendant there, while his wife should at once enter on her employment at the mill. Plaintiff claimed that, under the contract, the $20 per week should be paid while he was abroad in addition to his expenses; while defendant insisted that the $20 was only to commence when pi a in tiff began work at the mill, and while…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Bagley v. . BoweNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
3Cited by1 opinion
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. BendheimNew York Supreme Court · 1898