Heyer v. Cunningham Piano Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 101, Oct. T., 1897, by defendant, from judgment of G. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1896, No. 730, on verdict for plaintiff. Assumpsit for wages. Before Biddle, J. The plaintiff alleged a contract of employment by defendant as foreman of defendant’s factory for the period of one year, on and after May 4,1896, at a yearly salary of SI,500 payable in weekly instalments.
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Appeal, No. 101, Oct. T., 1897, by defendant, from judgment of G. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1896, No. 730, on verdict for plaintiff. Assumpsit for wages. Before Biddle, J. The plaintiff alleged a contract of employment by defendant as foreman of defendant’s factory for the period of one year, on and after May 4,1896, at a yearly salary of SI,500 payable in weekly instalments. He offered on May 4,1896, to perform the duties under the alleged agreement, but defendant refused to permit him to enter its employment. Other facts appear in the opinion of the court. Verdict and judgment for…
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Smith, J.,
It is objected by the appellee that neither the charge nor the. evidence is on the record before us; since it does not appear that the charge was filed by the judge’s direction, at the request, of a party, before verdict, and.there is no bill of exceptions to any of the evidence, or to any portion of the charge.
This objection is based on a phase of practice which has, within the last twenty years, been in large measure superseded. All the cases holding that the charge becomes part of the record only when filed at the request of a party, before verdict, were; decided under…
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