Gerard B. Lambert Co. v. Newton

This appeal is prosecuted to reverse a judgment of the Phillips Circuit Court in appellee’s favor for $1,999.06 for the alleged breach of a contract of employment by appellant of appellee as manager of its plantations at Lambrook, Phillips County, from March 1, 1925, to February 28, 1926, at a salary of $350 per month. Whether the contract was for the term of one year or from month to- month was a disputed question of fact, which was submitted to the jury on instructions that are not questioned. Appellant was discharged August 15, 1925, and his testimony tended to prove that he was unable to…