Legal Opinion

De Coster v. Herzog Co.

Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York

Decided January 17, 1906Published

Appeal from Municipal Court, Borough of Manhattan, Twelfth District. Action by Robert S. De Coster against the Herzog Company. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtBlanchard, J.

The plaintiff, who was employed under a written contract of employment for one year, .brought action to recover damages for an alleged unlawful discharge. The evidence discloses a degree of indifference on the part of plaintiff to the defendant’s business, and specific instances of inattention and laxity on the part of the plaintiff, that seems to warrant the verdict of the jury. Several exceptions were taken by the plaintiff to rulings upon the evidence and to the charge of the trial court, only two of which need be noticed.

In reply to a question of the plaintiff’s counsel, a witness made an…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Ayvard v. PowersAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1898

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