Fothergill v. McKay Press

Plaintiff, an experienced lithographer who was employed in Canada, moved his family from Canada to Midland, Michigan, at the request of defendant, commenced working for defendant in October, 1953, and continued in defendant’s employment until defendant discharged him November 1, 1957. Plaintiff was unemployed for the three-month period between his discharge and his re-employment on February 4, 1958, by a Phoenix, Arizona, printing firm.

Plaintiff filed his declaration on January 9, 1958, about two months after his discharge, alleging defendant had breached a five-year employment contract which…