Legal Opinion
Alabama Mills, Inc. v. Smith
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided February 16, 1939No. 6 Div. 450PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOSTER, Justice.
Appellee sued appellant, and recovered a judgment for a sum equal'to the amount stipulated as his anticipated earnings under an alleged contract of employment for the time from his discharge until the suit was begun.
The question first of 'all is whether he had such a contract as to justify the claim. Plaintiff was a mechanic residing in Birmingham, and had been employed on several occasions by defendant for services at its mill at Jasper. On those former occasions he was employed for a stipulated period of time and then released. In June 1935, he had employment provided by the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Carnig v. CarrMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1897
- Carney v. New York Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Arentz v. Morse Dry Dock & Repair Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Heaman v. E. N. Rowell Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1933
- Rape v. Mobile & O. R. R.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1924
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3Cited by58 opinions
- National Labor Relations Board v. Waterman Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Hoffman-La Roche, Inc. v. CampbellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1987
- Harrell v. Reynolds Metals Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1986
- Lee v. City of GadsdenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1992
- Greene v. Oliver Realty, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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