Edwards v. Seaboard & Roanoke Railroad
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil action for the recovery of an alleged balance of salary due the plaintiff as general store keeper for defendants tried before Adams, J., and a jury, at February Term, 1897, of Wake Superior Court. The letter set out in the opinion constituted the only contract between the parties.
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Civil action for the recovery of an alleged balance of salary due the plaintiff as general store keeper for defendants tried before Adams, J., and a jury, at February Term, 1897, of Wake Superior Court. The letter set out in the opinion constituted the only contract between the parties. In response to issues the jury found that the plaintiff was emplojred by the year; that defendants wrongfully discharged him before the end of his term and that there was a balance due the plaintiff of $975 with interest from July 15th, 1896. Judgment was rendered accordingly and defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Faircloth, C. J.:
“July 10, 1894. — W. J. Edwards, Esq., Raleigh, N. C. Dear Sir: — I beg to advise that you have been appointed general store keeper for the system, *491to take effect July 15. Your salary will be eighteen hundred dollars a year. You will he in charge, &c.
(Signed) John H. Winder, GenT Manager.”
The plaintiff accepted the appointment and went into the discharge of his duties and was paid $150 each month until January 1, 1896, when he was discharged from the service of the defendant. Plaintiff sues for balance of salary until July 15, 1896, alleging that he was employed by the year…
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