Getty v. Roger Williams Silver Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Roger Williams Silver Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 8th day of March, 1913, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 5th day of April, 1913, denying defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Scott, J.:
The action is for damages for the alleged wrongful discharge of an employee. Plaintiff was employed by defendant as salesman by a verbal contract covering the year 1911. He *514was to be compensated by a commission upon all goods sold within a certain territory, with a drawing account of $250 monthly. He was to open an office in the city of New York for the display of wares, amounting in value from $10,000 to $15,000, and was to employ such assistants as he might deem necessary, their salaries being paid, in the first instance by defendant, but charged up against plaintiff’s earned…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Jerome v. . Queen City Cycle Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Allen v. Glen Creamery Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
- Hutchinson v. WashburnAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
- Arkush v. HananNew York Supreme Court · 1891
- Edgecomb v. BuckhoutNew York Supreme Court · 1894
3Cited by6 opinions
- Nagel v. KrausCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1921
- Macauley v. Press Publishing Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915
- Graves v. Kaltenbach & Stephens, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1923
- Getty v. Roger Williams Silver Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917
- Getty v. Roger Williams Silver Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1920
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