Ransome Concrete Machinery Co. v. Moody
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from and in Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Suit by the Ransome Concrete Machinery Company against Robert R. Moody to set aside an alleged contract of employment with counterclaim by defendant for breach of the contract. Decree for defendant, and plaintiff appeals and brings error. Plaintiff’s business apparently consisted in the manufacture of concrete machinery.
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Appeal from and in Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Suit by the Ransome Concrete Machinery Company against Robert R. Moody to set aside an alleged contract of employment with counterclaim by defendant for breach of the contract. Decree for defendant, and plaintiff appeals and brings error. Plaintiff’s business apparently consisted in the manufacture of concrete machinery. The contract in question provided for defendant’s employment as general manager for a period of six years at a salary of $10,000 a year and percentages of the net…
1Per curiam
The suit was brought to declare void a contract between the parties and to require defendant to account for and pay over to plaintiff certain moneys which plaintiff claimed were improperly paid to defendant. The answer, inter alia, set up a counterclaim, and asked for a decree or judgment for such counterclaim. The District Court entered a decree dismissing the bill of complaint, with costs, and ordering judgment in favor of defendant and against plaintiff on the counterclaim for $54,185, with costs.
At the outset of the case, the District Court pointed out to counsel that the counterclaim was…
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