Van Der Harst v. Koenig

Plaintiff, a diamond cutter, claimed damages in the sum of $6,790 for the breach of an alleged oral contract of employment for a period of one year, entered into with defendant. lie alleged that the hiring was effected in South Africa in October, 1929. Defendant denied the existence of the agreement. There were numerous inconsistencies in the testimony of plaintiff’s witnesses upon the question of the time when, the place where, and the circumstances under which the alleged oral agreement was . made. After lengthy deliberation, the jury rendered a verdict of $2,000 for the plaintiff. From the…