World's Columbian Exposition v. Richards
Appellate Court of Illinois
Memorandum.—Assumpsit for services. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Edmund W. Burke, Judge, presiding. Submitted at the October term, 1894.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gary
The appellee sued for damages sustained by him in being discharged from the service of the appellant as a ticket seller, before his term was at an end. He was engaged by one Clark, who was assistant to the chief inspector in the department of admissions, of the appellant.
There is no dispute that Clark engaged the appellee for six months, at a salary of $75 per month, but it is alleged that Clark’s authority was to hire men from month to month only. It is a part of the case, not disputed, that within his authority, among the terms of the employment of the appellee, was, that he was to wear a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Fuller v. LittleIllinois Supreme Court · 1871
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- Hurd v. MarpleAppellate Court of Illinois · 1882
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