Silberman v. Schwarcz
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by defendants from a judgment of the City Court of the city of ¡New York, upon a verdict, and an order denying a motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtFitzgerald, J.
The language in which the intent of the parties is sought to be expressed is exceedingly crude, but the expressed meaning of the writing is nevertheless clear when the instrument as a whole is considered in the light of the rules governing proper interpretation. By the first paragraph appellants agree to hire respondent for a fixed period of time at a fixed rate of wages. By the second, respondent agrees not to participate in any strike, nor to leave appellants’ employment without their written consent, and further stipulates for a deduction of a fixed sum .each week from his wages as “…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Chicago & Great Eastern Railway Co. v. DaneNew York Court of Appeals · 1870
- Rafolovitz v. American Tobacco Co.New York Supreme Court · 1893
3Cited by1 opinion
- People v. TillmanNew York Court of General Session of the Peace · 1909