Legal Opinion
Easter v. Kass-Berger, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 3, 1956No. 1755PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Chief Judge."
Andrew Easter brought this action for salary under a two-year contract of employment which he claimed he had with defendant corporation. The trial judge ruled plaintiff’s contract was at the most an oral agreement for two years, unenforceable'under the statute of frauds 1 and directed a verdict for defendant. Plaintiff has appealed.
The facts appear to have been as follows. Negotiations were first entered into when Easter answered defendant’s newspaper ad-vertisemént for draftsmen. At the-time-he was employed in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. There was an. exchange of…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Williams v. MorrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Chevalier v. Lane's, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1948
- Montgomery Ward Co., Inc. v. GuignetIndiana Court of Appeals · 1942
- District Hauling & Construction Co. v. ArgerakisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
- Stanley v. A. Levy & J. Zentner Co.Nevada Supreme Court · 1941
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Shea v. FridleyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956
- Hackney v. Morelite ConstructionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Landow v. Georgetown-Inland West Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Munoz v. Kaiser Steel Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1984
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