Strickland v. S. H. Kress & Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by both parties from Kerr, Jat January Term, 1922, of DURHAM. Civil action to recover damages of defendant company for breach of contract to employ plaintiff for year 1921, and for slander in wrongfully and maliciously charging plaintiff with larceny in January of said year.
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Appeal by both parties from Kerr, Jat January Term, 1922, of DURHAM. Civil action to recover damages of defendant company for breach of contract to employ plaintiff for year 1921, and for slander in wrongfully and maliciously charging plaintiff with larceny in January of said year. There was evidence on part of plaintiff tending to show that defendant S. H. Kress & Company is a corporation or partnership, having a number of connected retail stores in different sections of the country, and' doing an immense volume of business. That one of these stores is located in Durham, N. C., and defendant…
1Opinion of the Court
Civil action to recover damages of defendant company for breach of contract to employ plaintiff for year 1921, and for slander in wrongfully and maliciously charging plaintiff with larceny in January of said year. There was evidence on part of plaintiff tending to show that defendant S. H. Kress Company is a corporation or partnership, having a number of connected retail stores in different sections of the country, and doing an immense volume of business. That one of these stores is located in Durham, N.C. and defendant Charles H. Haynie is general manager of same. That in 1920 plaintiff was…
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