Harrison v. Repetti
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from City Court of New York, Special Term. Action by Lewis Z. Harrison against Repetti. From an order setting aside a verdict in his favor and granting a new trial, plaintiff appeals. Order reversed, and verdict reinstated.
1Opinion of the CourtShearn, J.
[1] Where one owning substantially all of the capital stock of a corporation makes a contract of employment for the corporation, which is partially performed by both parties, slight evidence of authority to act for the corporation ought to be required. In this case there is no denial in the form of testimony that Hoyt and Reis, owners of substantially all of the defendant’s capital stock and in control of its business, employed the plaintiff, who had theretofore been general manager of the defendant at a salary of $40 a week, to continue as general manager for one year at $60 a week. Neither…
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2Cases cited1 opinion
- Latiner v. Wonderland Amusement Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914