Legal Opinion
Dickson v. Riverside Iron Works, Inc.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided February 22, 1978PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHale, C.J.
This action, based on an "employment contract,” was tried to a jury, and at the conclusion of the evidence the judge directed a verdict in favor of the plaintiff on the issue of the defendant’s liability on the contract. The jury then assessed damages in the amount of $51,621, and the defendant has appealed. There was no error.
The evidence was undisputed that on February 2,1972, the parties executed an employment contract in writing whereby Star Steel Corporation (Star) agreed to employ the plaintiff, Murray S. Dickson (Dickson), for a period of five years at a salary of $27,000, plus ten per…
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