Scott v. Imperial Hotel Company

This is a suit by a former officer, secretary and treasurer of Imperial Hotel Company, against the company for his salary as a corporate officer from September 30, 1944, until April 13, 1945. To the petition the defendant filed a plea denying liability and amended his original answer and also filed a plea of accord and satisfaction. The burden was upon the defendant to prove such plea, and the issue so made was submitted to a jury, which found for the defendant. A judgment was entered,'a motion for new trial overruled, and the plaintiff brings error.

On September 30, 1944,'the plaintiff and…