Savarese v. Pyrene Manufacturing Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wachenfeld, J.

This is an action for damages by reason of the breach of an alleged contract for life employment.

The plaintiff entered the employ of the defendant company in 1917. During the year 1925 the company fielded a baseball team in the Industrial Twilight League. The plaintiff at the time was a labor foreman in charge of one of the defendant’s receiving departments and was engaged as a player on the company team. The team was maintained for advertising purposes and the company purchased the equipment and uniforms and paid the necessary expenses.

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