King v. Railroad
Supreme Court of North Carolina
ActioN by J. W. King against Seaboard Air Line Railway, heard by Judge E. B. Jones and a jury, at the March Term, 1905, of the Superior'Court of Halifax. This was an action to recover damages for breach of contract of hiring.
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ActioN by J. W. King against Seaboard Air Line Railway, heard by Judge E. B. Jones and a jury, at the March Term, 1905, of the Superior'Court of Halifax. This was an action to recover damages for breach of contract of hiring. The following issues were submitted to the jury without objection, and answered as follows: 1. Was the contract of employment for the balance of the year? Yes. 2. Was the contract of employment for an indefinite period leaving to the parties the right to sever their connection at will? No. 3. Is defendant indebted to plaintiff, if so, in what amount? $440, with interest…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
There are a large number of exceptions presented in the record, but since the defendant deems only one worthy of notice, in the brief, we deem it unnecessary to discuss the others, although we have carefully considered them and find them to be without merit. The defendant contends that, first, the telegram to King did not constitute an offer of employment that would become binding upon acceptance; second, it was not an offer of employment for a definite time; and third, if it was a binding offer., the court should have read into it tbe rules of defendant company that employees are engaged to…
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