Arnold v. Adams
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from trial term, Saratoga county. Action by Ella E. Arnold against Luther Adams and others. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
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Appeal from trial term, Saratoga county. Action by Ella E. Arnold against Luther Adams and others. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal. This is an action brought by the plaintiff, as the assignee of her husband, Charles M. Arnold, to recover the sum of $100, alleged to be due him from the defendants as salary for the month commencing October 25, and ending November 25, 1895. The plaintiff’s husband claims that he was employed by the defendants as a traveling salesman, for the period of one year, at a salary of $1,200 a year, payable monthly, and $40 a week for traveling expenses,…
1Opinion of the CourtHerrick, J.
No specific form of words is necessary in order to discharge an employé. Any language that gives him to understand that his services are no longer required is sufficient. Jackson v. Mayor, etc., of City of New York, 87 Hun, 296, 34 N. Y. Supp. 346, and cases cited; Ryan v. Mayor, etc., of City of New York, 154 N. Y. 328, 48 N. E. 512. The letters written by the defendants to the plaintiff seem to me abundantly sufficient to give him to understand that they no longer' required his services. In the letter of October 18th they sent him $80 for his traveling expenses, payable two weeks in…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Howard v. . DalyNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Weed v. . BurtNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
- Ryan v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- Jackson v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1895
3Cited by1 opinion
- Saltz Bros. v. SaltzCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941