Russell v. Sickles

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Drew,

This suit was brought by L. George Russell for money alleged to be due him under an employment contract made on March 31,1904, with the defendants, M. Sickles & Sons, a partnership engaged in the wholesale jewelry business, and for the unpaid purchase price of certain machinery sold by him to them. The verdict was for the plaintiff in the full amount of his claim.

The contract of March 31, 1904, was made by Russell and his brother, Robert C. Russell, and the defendants, and provided that the Russells were to be employed “as workmen and acting foremen of the…