Sabatini v. Hensley

Plaintiff employee brought this action on a common count for work and labor performed for defendant employers. Jury verdict was for plaintiff in the sum of $6,500. Defendants appeal. All the stock of appellant corporation is owned by the individual appellant, his wife and his children. He will be referred to as appellant.

Respondent went to work for appellant September 15, 1952, at a salary of $400 per month. This was increased from time to time until it reached $525 per month. Respondent’s theory is that appellant promised to pay him bonuses over and above his salary, and he seeks only such…