Milligan v. Sligh Furniture Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Kent; Grove, J. Assumpsit by John K. Milligan against the Sligh Furniture Company for the breach of a contract of employment. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error.
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Error to Kent; Grove, J. Assumpsit by John K. Milligan against the Sligh Furniture Company for the breach of a contract of employment. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error. Plaintiff entered into a written contract with the defendant, by which he agreed to act as traveling salesman for it for the year 1895, at an agreed salary of $1,750, payable monthly, and travel over such territory and at such times as it might designate, and to sell its goods as instructed. In September defendant wrote plaintiff a letter saying that they were not pleased with the way in which he had made…
1Opinion of the CourtGrant, J.
{after stating the facts). 1. Several letters were introduced, written by the plaintiff to the defendant after his discharge. The purpose of these letters was to show his willingness to continue in the performance of his contract. Defendant’s counsel offered to admit that the plaintiff tendered performance, and objected to the admission of the letters as irrelevant and immaterial. The offer to admit the effect of written documents does not render them inadmissible. The letters did contain certain statements that were immaterial. Had counsel objected to these parts of the writing, they should…
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