Board of Trustees v. Bruner
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, for salary. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. William Or. Ewing, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1893.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Waterman
It appears that June, July and August were, with the University of Illinois, vacation months, during which, under the terms of his employment by appellant, appellee was not expected nor asked to render service.
For this period he was free to spend his time in idleness, in cultivating his own or a neighbor’s farm, or teaching his own or his friends’ children. •
Such being the case, he was at liberty to work for the University of Chicago, and whether it paid him for his services or he gave them without compensation, is to appellant immaterial.
Appellee has rendered to appellant all that he…
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