Legal Opinion
Morris v. Taliaferro
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 24, 1898PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Assumpsit, on a contract of employment. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Richard W. Clifford, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Windes
Appellee sued appellant to recover damages for a breach, by the discharge of appellee from appellant’s service and 'employment on August 7, 1888, without any just or reasonable cause, of the following agreement:
“ Agreement made this 16th day of January, 1888, between Edward Morris and Hath an C. Taliaferro.
The said Edward Morris agrees to employ the said Hathan C. Taliaferro for one year from January 25, 1888, at the rate of $1,800 per year.
The said Nathan 0. Taliaferro agrees to devote all the time necessary to the prosecution of the business and his best efforts in promoting the interests…
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- Fuller v. LittleIllinois Supreme Court · 1871
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