Howe v. Robinson
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal from Seventh district court. Action by Laura Howe against Eugene Bobinson and others to recover arrears of salary under a contract of employment. Judgment in favor of plaintiff was rendered by the justice, without a jury, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBischoff, J.
True it is, as the appellants- counsel contends, that the court below erroneously admitted parol evidence to vary the terms of the written contract which was executed by and between the parties to this action, but equally true is it that no prejudice resulted to the defendants from such admission. The parol evidence was to the effect that plaintiff’s employment was to be for the season, or for not less than twenty weeks; but disregarding the objectionable evidence, and upon the written contract, as we construe it, and the facts transpiring after its execution, as they were determined by the…
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- Fuller v. . KempNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Baird v. . Mayor, Etc., of City of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Tenney v. . BergerNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- Ward v. . KilpatrickNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Frear v. . SweetNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
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