Stearns v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Lenawee; Lane, J. Assumpsit by George C. Stearns against the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Company for the breach of a contract of employment. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
The plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for the breach of a contract of employment. The declaration averred that, in the year 1872, plaintiff, while in the employ of the defendant, received *653serious personal injuries; that a claim was made against the defendant company; that in settlement of this claim the defendant paid him the sum of $175, and at the same time entered into an agreement to employ him in the capacity of train baggage master on the train running between Jackson and Adrian, at a salary of $47.50 per month, during his natural life or his ability to do the work; that…
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