Hewson v. Peterman Manufacturing Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Clifford, J., entered January 81, 1912, dismissing an action for breach of contract, upon sustaining a demurrer to the complaint.
1Opinion of the CourtGose, J.
Plaintiff claims damages for breach of an oral contract to sell corporate stock and give employment. His complaint alleges that he and the defendant entered into an oral contract, whereby the defendant agreed to increase its capital stock and sell him fifty shares of such increase at par, that is, at $100 a share, and to employ plaintiff as its “book-1 keeper under the title of secretary and treasurer,” at a salary of $150 per month, in consideration of his resigning the position which he then held with another company and paying to defendant $5,000 for the stock. It is further alleged that,…
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