Bourn v. Duff

The defendant contends that his undertaking to make weekly payments to the plaintiff, reasonably construed, is to make such payments for a reasonable period only, because “it was the expectation of the parties that if the plaintiff survived ... he would be able to return to his former duties within a reasonable length of time.” The Trial Court ruled, however, that “the defendant is obligated to pay to the plaintiff the sum of $40 weekly out of the earnings of the business . . . [remaining after deduction of $90 per week salary of the defendant] until the plaintiff is able to return to work…