John Meadows v. Radio Industries, Inc.

LINDLEY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff sued in the District Court to recover damages occasioned, as he averred, by defendant’s wrongful termination of his contract of employment. At the conclusion of his evidence, the court directed the jury to return a verdict for defendant and entered judgment against plaintiff. On appeal plaintiff contends that the court erred in directing a verdict.

On the 30th day of April, 1950, plaintiff was, and for some years prior thereto had been, a mechanical engineer residing in Wisconsin. In response to defendant’s advertisement, he contacted defendant’s officials and,…