American Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Green
Indiana Supreme Court
From Porter .Circuit Court; Willis C. McMahan, Judge. Action by John PL Green against tbe American Telephone & Telegraph Company. From a judgment for plaintiff for $5,000, defendant appeals. Transferred from Appellate Court under §133Ju Burns 1901, Acts 19Ó1, p. 590.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
Appellee brought this action for damages, for the breach of a contract between the appellant and appellee, by the terms of which appellant agreed to pay to him his wages, doctor bills and expenses until he was able to go to work after his recovery from an injury received because of appellant’s negligence while in its employ. In consideration for this agreement appellee executed a release relinquishing all claims against appellant for damages for his said injury. A trial by jury resulted in a verdict for appellee. Appellant’s motion for a new trial was overruled, and an exception properly…
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