Embry v. Hargadine
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court.—Hon. ■ O’Neill Ryan, Judge. (1) The plaintiff declared upon an express contract of hiring for one year, but totally failed to prove any contract. Hayes v. Bunch, 91 Mo. App. 470; Lewis v. Slack, 27 Mo. App. 129; Fenrt v. Ambrose, 34 Mo. App. 366; Boogher v. Insurance Co., 8 Mo. App. 533; Levericlge v. Lipscomb, 36 Mo. App. 630; Finger v. Brewing Co., 13 Mo. App. 311; Evans v. Railway, 24 Mo.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court.—Hon. ■ O’Neill Ryan, Judge. (1) The plaintiff declared upon an express contract of hiring for one year, but totally failed to prove any contract. Hayes v. Bunch, 91 Mo. App. 470; Lewis v. Slack, 27 Mo. App. 129; Fenrt v. Ambrose, 34 Mo. App. 366; Boogher v. Insurance Co., 8 Mo. App. 533; Levericlge v. Lipscomb, 36 Mo. App. 630; Finger v. Brewing Co., 13 Mo. App. 311; Evans v. Railway, 24 Mo. App. 114. (2)' Instruction No. 1 in appellant’s statement was incomplete as offered by appellant and was properly modified by the court. Embry v. Dry Goods Co.,…
1Opinion of the CourtGoode, J.
We dealt with this case on a former appeal (115 Mo. App. 130). It has been retried and is again before us for the determination of questions not then reviewed. The appellant was an employee of the respondent company under a written contract to expire December 15, 1903, at a salary of $2,000 per annum. His duties were to attend to the sample department of respondent, of which he was given complete charge. It was his business to select samples for the traveling salesmen of the company, which is a wholesale dry goods concern, to use in selling goods to retail merchants. Appellant contends that…
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