Burton v. Lithic Mfg. Co.
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: John P. Kavanaugh, Judge. This is an action by plaintiff, C. L. Burton, against the defendant, Lithie Manufacturing Company, a corporation, to recover his salary for 13 months as president of the corporation at $50 per month. The cause was tried by the court without the intervention of a jury, and a judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiff, from which the defendant appeals. The facts are set out in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bean
It appears from the pleadings and record that the plaintiff was elected president of the company about January 31, 1911, and served until March 3,1913; that until August 28, 1911, he was paid a salary of $25 per month. On this date a meeting of the directors of the corporation was held at the office of the company at which the following resolution was passed:
“On motion of Mr. Schiffer it was seconded and carried that the salary of the president be raised from $25.00 to $50.00 per month.”
It appears from Article II, Section 1, of the by-laws of the corporation, which were introduced in…
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