Long v. Arthur Rubloff & Co.

Plaintiff, Arthur Long, brought this action against defendant, -Arthur 'Rubloff & Company (hereinafter Rubloff), for breach.of an oral agreement of employment and for the “wrongful appropriation” of plaintiff’s property. After a bench trial, judgment was entered in favor of plaintiff for $20,000. From that judgment, defendant appeals and contends that: (1) the judgment was against the manifest weight of the evidence; (2) the judgment was contrary to law; and (3) the improper admission of certain evidence constituted prejudicial error.

In a one-count amended complaint, plaintiff alleged, inter…