Lovering v. Miller
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 395, Jan. T., 1906,-by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1903, No. 2,250, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Daisy Lovering v. William W. Miller and Israel Kaufman, trading as Miller & Kaufman. Assumpsit on a contract of employment.
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Appeal, No. 395, Jan. T., 1906,-by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1903, No. 2,250, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Daisy Lovering v. William W. Miller and Israel Kaufman, trading as Miller & Kaufman. Assumpsit on a contract of employment. Before Wilt-bank, J. At the trial it appeared that the contract in question was as follows: “ Miller & Kaufman, Managers hereby engages Daisy Lovering, actor to play — ‘ Chuff ’ in £ His Sister’s Shame ’ for weeks season 1903-1. Beginning on or about September 1, 1903, at a weekly salary of $75.00 and the said manager…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
By the contract in evidence appellants engaged the plaintiff to play a certain part “ for (blank) weeks season 1903-1, beginning on or about September 1,1903. . . . A supplementary season of three weeks or more opening on or about June 15, at Atlantic City .... during regular season commencing on or about September 1, said Miller & Kaufman, Managers, are to feature said Lovering on all papers,” etc. The contract is plainly for a “ regular season ” beginning on or about September 1, the salary is fixed at $75.00 a week, and it is provided that in what is expressly called the…
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