Legal Opinion
Detroit Graphite Co. v. Hoover
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 5, 1930No. Nos. 2424, 2425PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.
These cross-suits arise out of a contract of employment of Hoover by the Detroit Graphite Company, for five years from March 31, 1923. Hoover contends that the contract was broken by the Detroit Company in March, 1926; the Detroit Company contends that it was then ended by mutual agreement; that Hoover then owed the company $11,770.59 for advances made to him under the contract; it brought suit therefor. The jury found for Hoover, in both suits, and assessed his damages for breach of contract at $50,000.
The main questions arise from the company’s contentions that the…
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