Houghtaling v. Upper Kittanning Brick Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, seventh district, for $536 and costs.
1Opinion of the CourtShearn, J.
Tlie decision of this case depends upon whether the contract of employment was for the period of one year or was for an indefinite period. There was no written contract. The engagement was made at a meeting of the board of directors of the defendant corporation when, on the occasion of the annual election of officers, the plaintiff was “ elected ” general manager. Plaintiff was present at the meeting of the board and testified that he heard the motion put arid carried and that the motion was “ to make Edwin M. Houghtaling general manager for the ensuing year at a salary of $2,000 a year.” The…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Moran v. . Standard Oil Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1914
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