Legal Opinion
Western Electric Co. v. Brenner
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 17, 1977PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCooke, J.
To be determined on this appeal is the Statute of Limitations appropriate to an action brought by an employer against an employee for money allegedly received by the latter in violation of his duty of loyalty to the former.
The complaint alleges that defendant, a senior contract specialist in the corporate realty department of plaintiff Western Electric Company, had among his duties the initiating and negotiating of contracts and business arrangements. It further alleges that, by virtue of his employment with Western Electric, defendant was instrumental in securing the award of a 1971 contract…
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- Blessington v. McCrory Stores Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1953
- Carr v. LipshieAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1959
- Carr v. LipshieNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
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- Major v. Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1902
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