Legal Opinion
F. S. Royster Guano Co. v. Hall
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 9, 1934No. 3545PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by the F. S. Royster Guano Company, hereafter referred to as defendant, from a verdict and judgment for damages for breach of an alleged contract to furnish l^fe employment to Phillip Hall, an injured employee. The complaint alleged that in the year 1914, as a result of the negligence of defendant, Hall sustained the loss of his right arm; that following his injury he entered into a settlement with defendant under the terms of which, in consideration of the release of his claim for damages, he was paid $700 and promised a “life time job at top wages for…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Pierce v. Tennessee Coal, Iron & RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- National Safe Deposit, Sav. & Trust Co. of DC v. HibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Pennsylvania Co. v. DolanIndiana Court of Appeals · 1892
- Fisher v. . Lumber Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1922
- General Paint Corporation v. KramerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1932
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Bernard J. Lee, Platiff-Appellant v. Jenkins Brothers, Bernard J. Lee v. Farnham YardleyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- Richard S. Boynton v. Trw, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- Stauter v. Walnut Grove ProductsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1971
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