Williams v. Leaf Tobacco Co.

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Ratliff

Reversing.

The appellant brought this action against appelee,. a corporation, to recover of it salary or wages under an alleged contract of employment by the terms of which appellee employed appellant to work for it in the tobac co business for a period of one year from December 1, 1937, to December 1, 1938, at a salary of $125 a month. The contract of employment is based upon a letter written by appellee on November 18, 1937, and addressed to appellant at Princeton, Kentucky. Omitting caption, etc., the letter reads:

“As per our conversation of several days…