Legal Opinion

Magnus v. Halltown Paper Board Company

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided November 5, 1957No. 10869PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Haymond, Judge:

In this notice of motion for judgment proceeding instituted in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County in February, 1956, the plaintiff, Carl Magnus, seeks a recovery of $20,000.00 from the defendant, Halltown Paper Board Company, a corporation, for its alleged breach of a written contract dated April 12, 1954, by which the defendant employed the plaintiff as its vice president and general manager at an annual salary of $20,000.00.

The demurrer filed by the defendant to the notice was sustained. The plaintiff did not ask leave to amend the notice and the circuit court, by final…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Kanawha Banking & Trust Co. v. GilbertWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1947
  2. Griffin v. Coal Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1905
  3. Adkins v. Aetna Life InsuranceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1947
  4. Green v. Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile InsuranceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1954
  5. Babcock Coal & Coke Co. v. Brackens Creek Coal Land Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1946

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Cotiga Development Co. v. United Fuel Gas Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1962
  2. Bennett v. DoveWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1981
  3. Marson Coal Co. v. Insurance Co. of PennsylvaniaWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1974
  4. Christopher v. United States Life InsuranceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1960
  5. Moore v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.District Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1980

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