Lartigue v. Peet

The petitioner claims $607 48, as a balance of salary due to him, on the allegation, that on the 24th of October, 1839, he was engaged by the defendants as a book-keeper and general clerk for one year, at the rate of $1200 per annum, but that on the 13th of May, 1840, when the business season was nearly through, he was dismissed from his employment without any just cause or provocation, and thereby became entitled to his salary for the unexpired term of his engagement. The defence is, that the petitioner was not engaged for one year as alleged; and, moreover, that the defendants were…