Joshua v. McBride

Melvin Mayfield, Judge.

In this appeal from the Pulaski County Circuit Court the question is whether an employment contract for a definite term may be terminated by the employer because of the employee’s short-term illness.

Appellee, Ronnie McBride, is a bandleader and entered into a verbal agreement with appellant, Ernest Joshua, whereby appellee would perform at appellant’s nightclub six nights per week (Monday through Saturday) from May 7, 1984, through August 25, 1984. Appellee was to be paid $1,300.00 per week. Appellee obtained permission from the nightclub’s manager, Richard Smith, to be…