Ruinello v. Murray

36 Cal.2d 687 (1951)

HENRY RUINELLO, Appellant

v.

DOROTHY CLUNE MURRAY, Respondent.

L. A. No. 21714.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

Feb. 7, 1951.

Seymour D. Sommer for Appellant.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Frederic H. Sturdy and John T. Pigott, Jr., for Respondent.

TRAYNOR, J.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment of dismissal entered after a demurrer to his third amended complaint was sustained without leave to amend.

Plaintiff alleges that in October, 1945, he and defendant entered into an oral agreement whereby in consideration of plaintiff's giving up a "permanent life-time position" with another…