Spinney v. Hill
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $25,628.-52 damages for breach of a contract of employment. Upon the pleadings and a stipulation as to the facts entered into by the parties, the court, Brill, J., made an order granting a motion for judgment in favor of defendant. From a judgment entered pursuant to the order, and also from an order denying a motion for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
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Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $25,628.-52 damages for breach of a contract of employment. Upon the pleadings and a stipulation as to the facts entered into by the parties, the court, Brill, J., made an order granting a motion for judgment in favor of defendant. From a judgment entered pursuant to the order, and also from an order denying a motion for a new trial, plaintiff appealed. In Minnesota the statute merely provides that “no action shall be maintained” on contracts not to be performed within one year. The authorities in jurisdictions where the statute makes…
1Opinion of the Court
COLLINS, J.2
On the pleadings and a stipulation entered into between the parties judgment was ordered in favor of defendant in this action, and this appeal is from an order denying plaintiff’s motion for a new trial.
The facts appearing .from the pleadings and stipulation are that in January, 1898, defendant was the owner of all of the stock shares *321of a newspaper corporation, which, shares were and are of the par value of $100 each. At that time plaintiff and defendant entered into a verbal agreement, by the terms of which the former was forthwith to be elected president and general manager of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- La Du-King Manufacturing Co. v. La DuSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1887
- Evans v. Winona, Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
- Finch v. MooreSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
- Kriger v. LeppelSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
- Steele v. Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass'nSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
3Cited by17 opinions
- Burns v. GouldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1977
- Wise v. Midtown Motors, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1950
- Cram v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
- Oxborough v. St. MartinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1926
- Halloran v. Jacob Schmidt Brewing Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1917
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