Chiles v. Belleville Nail Mill Co.

Plaintiff in error claims he was employed by defendant as book-keeper for the period of one year, and, before the expiration of his term of service, he was discharged Avithout any reasonable cause. It is admitted he was paid for the time he actually labored, and being ready and willing to perform his contract, this suit is brought to recover his Avages for the unexpired part of the year after his dismissal. There is no pretense that there Avas any reasonable cause for discharging the plaintiff. Some difficulty occurred betAveen him and the then president of the company, of a purely personal…