American Trading Co. v. Steele
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In Error to the United States Court for China; Charles E. Eo-bingier, Judge. Action by A. T. Steele against the American Trading Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. This is an action to recover damages for breach of a contract of employment. The contract is embraced by a letter, addressed to Steele, the defendant in error (plaintiff below), as follows: “San Francisco, Cal., May 27, 1918. “Mr. A. Tilton Steele — Present.
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In Error to the United States Court for China; Charles E. Eo-bingier, Judge. Action by A. T. Steele against the American Trading Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. This is an action to recover damages for breach of a contract of employment. The contract is embraced by a letter, addressed to Steele, the defendant in error (plaintiff below), as follows: “San Francisco, Cal., May 27, 1918. “Mr. A. Tilton Steele — Present. “Dear Sir: Confirming the writer’s conversations with you during the past few days, we have employed you as follows: “Position. — Chief accountant of…
1Opinion of the CourtWoeverton, District Judge
(after stating the facts as above). It will hardly be questioned that the decision of the court is tantamount to a general verdict upon the facts, and it will be so treated in our consideration of the controversy.
[1] The first question presented relates to whether the action is agaihst the real party to the contract. The testimony shows that the *778American Trading Company (Pacific Coast), with an office in San Francisco, is a Virginia corporation, and that the American Trading Company, with offices at Tokyo and Shanghai, is a Maine corporation. Bouis A. Ward was vice president and manager of…
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