Legal Opinion
Lee v. Jenkins Bros.
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided November 1, 1957No. Civ. Nos. 5729, 6197Published
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff brings this action seeking recovery of pension payments on the basis of two alleged oral contracts made in 1920, one being an agreement by Jenkins Brothers, made through its then president Farnham Yardley, to pay the plaintiff a pension of stipulated amount, and the other an agreement by Farnham Yardley to pay the pension if Jenkins Brothers did not. Because the alleged contracts violate the Connecticut Statute of Frauds, § 8293 General Statutes,' and because Farnham Yardley had no apparent or implied authority to bind the defendant Jenkins Brothers, the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Sleeth v. . SampsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
- Blakeslee v. Board of Water CommissionersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1936
- Burkle v. Superflow Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1951
- Strang v. WitkowskiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1951
- Bird v. Connecticut Power Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1957
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