Chester v. Schleisner Co.

CHESNUT, District Judge.

In this case the plaintiff, an employee of the defendant, sued the defendant to recover for an alleged verbal promised bonus of $5,000 or a Cadillac automobile for his services, in addition to a salary of $12,500 a year, which latter has been paid. As a result of a trial the jury, after five or six hours deliberation, rendered a sealed verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $5,000. Prior to the submission of the case to the jury the defendant moved in writing for a directed verdict for the defendant, which was overruled at the time. The defendant has now made a motion…