Bragdon v. Shapiro

This is an action by the plaintiff to recover a balance due for services rendered while plaintiff was employed in defendant’s store for a 39-week period from January 1 to September 27, 1947. In the first count the plaintiff seeks to recover the sum of $1,950 upon a contract for a salary of $100 a week. The second count is on a quantum meruit. From the jury verdict of $1,369.55, it is apparent that the jury rendered its verdict under the quantum meruit count for the value of plaintiff’s services in excess of $50 a week received from the defendant. The case is before us on a motion for a new…