Legal Opinion
Dalton v. Post Publishing Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 8, 1952PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
This is an action of contract in which the plaintiff, a former employee of the defendant, seeks to recover severance pay to which, he alleges, he is entitled as a result of being discharged from his employment. There was a verdict for the plaintiff. The exceptions of the defendant which have been argued are stated in the opinion.
The action was entered in the Superior Court on October 4, 1948, at which time the plaintiff filed a claim for trial by jury. On November 10, 1950, he filed a written waiver of this claim signed both by him personally and by his attorney. On January 2, 1951, he moved…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Lonergan v. American Railway Express Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924
- Dolan v. Boott Cotton MillsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1904
- In re UlmerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
- Snider v. DebanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924
- Savage v. BlanchardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1889
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Loranger Construction Corp. v. E. F. Hauserman Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Feltch v. General Rental Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Commonwealth v. KiernanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1964
- Pereira v. New England LNG Co., Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Lee v. Allied Sports Associates, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
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