Roberts v. Crowley
Supreme Court of Georgia
Evidence. Verdict. New trial. Interrogatories.' Practice. Master and servant. Contracts. Actions. Damages. Before Judge Van Epps. City court of Atlanta. Marcia term, 1888 John Crowley sued May & Roberts (doing business under the name of The May Utility Works) for $1,094, for a breach of contract of employment.
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Evidence. Verdict. New trial. Interrogatories.' Practice. Master and servant. Contracts. Actions. Damages. Before Judge Van Epps. City court of Atlanta. Marcia term, 1888 John Crowley sued May & Roberts (doing business under the name of The May Utility Works) for $1,094, for a breach of contract of employment. The suit was brought May 8d, 1887, and tried in March, 1888. He alleged that, about January 1, 1887, they entered into a contract with him for his services as superintendent of their furniture factory for the twelve months next ensuing, for $1,200 per annum, to be paid as follows:…
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Chief Justice.
The writings in evidence are very powerful in their bearing against the correctness of the verdict, so much so that the matter ought to be investigated by á new trial. There is nothing to contradict the testimony of Roberts that the paper purporting to be the contract for 1886 was handed to him by Crowley' with his name signed to it. Whether Crowley signed his own name, makes no difference. He could adopt the signature made by another, and so he' did, if he delivered the paper to Roberts as his contract. He testifies that the contract for that year was not in writing,…
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