Wilke v. Harrison Bros.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 472,-Jan. T., 1894, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, June T., 1893, No. 415, on verdict for plaintiff. Assumpsit for alleged wrongful dismissal of servant from employment. Before Gordon, J. At the trial it appeared that plaintiff was a mechanical engineer, and was originally employed by defendants under a contract which had expired in December, 1891. Defendant’s firm consisted of three partners, one of whom, George L. Harrison, was in Europe.
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Appeal, No. 472,-Jan. T., 1894, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, June T., 1893, No. 415, on verdict for plaintiff. Assumpsit for alleged wrongful dismissal of servant from employment. Before Gordon, J. At the trial it appeared that plaintiff was a mechanical engineer, and was originally employed by defendants under a contract which had expired in December, 1891. Defendant’s firm consisted of three partners, one of whom, George L. Harrison, was in Europe. Plaintiff had written to the absent partner in reference to his further connection with the firm, but had received no definite…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
In view of the testimony before the jury there was no error in refusing to affirm either of defendants’ points recited in the first and second specifications respectively. The case appears to have been carefully tried and submitted to the jury with instructions which, with the exception of said points, were satisfactory to both parties. We find nothing in the record that would justify us in sustaining either of the specifications. Judgment affirmed.
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