Estes v. Desnoyers Shoe Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Jacolo Klein, Judge. (1) Either the demurrer to the petition or the motion to strike out parts thereof should have been sustained.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Jacolo Klein, Judge. (1) Either the demurrer to the petition or the motion to strike out parts thereof should have been sustained. R. S. 1889, sec. 2043; Scott v. Robarás, 67 Mo. 289; Marsh v. Richards, 29 Mo. 99; Mooney v. Kennett, 19 Mo. 551; Mitehner v. Holmes, 117 Mo. 185. (2) Plaintiff, against the objections of defendant, was permitted to offer irrelevant evidence damaging to defendant, and also to offer improper evidence in rebuttal; and on the other band the court refused defendant permission to show the facts which induced it to enter…
1Opinion of the CourtValliant, J.
This is a suit for damages for an alleged breach of a contract for hire, plaintiff complaining that after being employed for a certain period he was discharged without cause.
The substance of the petition is that defendant is a corporation engaged in manufacturing and selling boots and shoes; that on December 27, 1895, it entered into a written contract with plaintiff employing him as a travelling salesman to sell its merchandise for -a term of three yearn from March 1, 1896, he agreeing to subject himself to defendant’s orders and devote his whole time and energy to its business and the *581defend…
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