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Rathenberger v. Jacob

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided April 3, 1918PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Marathón county: A. H. Reid, Circuit Judge. Plaintiff was a salesman in tbe employ of defendant, wbo bad a contract with the Ford Motor Company for an agency in this state.

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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Marathón county: A. H. Reid, Circuit Judge. Plaintiff was a salesman in tbe employ of defendant, wbo bad a contract with the Ford Motor Company for an agency in this state. Defendant’s contract expired August 1, 1915. During June and July of that year and while still in defendant’s employ as such salesman the plaintiff and a third person circulated and obtained signatures to a petition recommending plaintiff and such other person to the Ford Motor Company for appointment to the agency then held by the defendant for the new term commencing at the…

1Opinion of the CourtEschweileb, J.

Justice Rosenberry did not participate in tbis case. Tbe Chief Justice and Justices Vinje and OwEN are of tbe opinion that tbe judgment should be reversed; Justices SiebeoKeb, Kerwin, and tbe writer that it should be affirmed. It follows under tbe rule that tbe judgment of tbe lower court must be affirmed. Estate of Carter, ante, p. 89, 166 N. W. 657,

By the Court. — The judgment of tbe circuit court is affirmed.

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. State v. CarterWisconsin Supreme Court · 1918

3Cited by2 opinions

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