Peters v. Whitney

By the Court, Welles, J.

No sufficient cause appears to justify the defendant in leaving the service of the plaintiff. In April, 1853, he commenced working for the plaintiff, under a contract to work one month, and if the parties liked each other he was to work for the season, or six or seven months. He commenced work in April and worked until August, when he. left the plaintiff’s service without cause. At the end of the first month was the time for him to have decided whether he liked the plaintiff, and to determine his election whether to quit or to have it a contract for the season. The…