Williamson v. American Foil Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, the American Foil Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 1st day of November, 1912, upon the verdict of a jury for $7,500, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 31st day of October, 1912, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Stapleton, J.:
The plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for a breach of a contract of employment, alleging a wrongful discharge by the defendant before the expiration of the term fixed in the contract. The jury rendered a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $7,500, and no complaint is made of the size of the verdict, nor is error assigned regarding the rule given to the jury for the ascertainment of the damages.
The appellant insists that it was justified in discharging the *330plaintiff because of his incapacity. The specifications upon which this claim is based, as disclosed by…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Ming v. . CorbinNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Jerome v. . Queen City Cycle Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Ming v. CorbinNew York Supreme Court · 1893
- Gross v. Kathairo Chemical Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
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- People v. AndersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1924
- Haggerty v. Burkey Mills, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1962