Evesson v. Ziegfeld
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 33, Oct. T., 1902, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., March T., 1903, No. 831, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Isabella Eves-son v. Florence Ziegfeld. Assumpsit for breach of contract of employment! Before Brégy, J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Superior Court.
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Appeal, No. 33, Oct. T., 1902, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., March T., 1903, No. 831, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Isabella Eves-son v. Florence Ziegfeld. Assumpsit for breach of contract of employment! Before Brégy, J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Superior Court. At the trial the court admitted under exception and objection, evidence of expenditures that plaintiff had made in preparation for her performing her engagement with the defendant. [5, 6] The plaintiff presented this point: If you should find that the plaintiff received $175 per week while…
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Opinion by
William W. Porter, J.,
The plaintiff is an actress. The defendant is a theatrical manager. The action is for damages for breach of contract. In September, 1899, the parties entered into an agreement by the terms of which the plaintiff was to perform a certain part in a play then about to be presented by the defendant. She alleges that the agreement was verbal; that her engagement was for four weeks on the road and thereafter six months in New York city at a compensation of $100 per week, and that the defendant wrongfully discharged her within a few weeks *81after engaging her. The…
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- Emery v. SteckelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
- Boyle v. Borough of Mahanoy CitySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1898
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- Girard Fire & Marine Insurance v. CananSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1900
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