Cooper v. Stronge & Warner Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in tho municipal court of Duluth to recover $400 upon an alleged breach of contract of employment. In its amended answer defendant alleged plaintiff voluntarily left its employment and that she was paid-for all services rendered; that since leaving she had made no effort to procure other employment, and averred that if she had made any reasonable effort to do so she could have obtained it and received therefor an amount equal to that demanded.
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Action in tho municipal court of Duluth to recover $400 upon an alleged breach of contract of employment. In its amended answer defendant alleged plaintiff voluntarily left its employment and that she was paid-for all services rendered; that since leaving she had made no effort to procure other employment, and averred that if she had made any reasonable effort to do so she could have obtained it and received therefor an amount equal to that demanded. The reply alleged that plaintiff had made all reasonable effort to obtain other employment and was unable to obtain any of any kind or nature…
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, J.
Defendant is a manufacturer and retailer of millinery goods. In part, its business consists in maintaining millinery departments in stores located in different localities. Plaintiff had been employed by defendant as manager of one of those departments, maintained by it in Dubuque, and claims to have subsequently entered into a contract with defendant for similar employment from March 1 to August 1, 1909, at a salary of $25 per week. In February, 1909, plaintiff was directed to take charge of a millinery department conducted by defendant in a store at Duluth. She continued in that position for…
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