Legal Opinion
Sawyer v. E. F. Drew & Co.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided April 7, 1953No. Civ. No. 984PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MODARELLI, District Judge.
This is an action to recover damages for breach of a written contract of employment. Plaintiff, Alton S. Sawyer, was employed as superintendent of edible production by the defendant, E. F. Drew & Co., Inc., at its Boonton, New Jersey, plant for a period of five' years, commencing January 3, 1949.’ He was discharged on July 27, 1950, after *2serving for one year and seven months, and he claims he was discharged without justifiable cause. The case was tried without a jury.
The issue is single: Was termination of contract by employer for justifiable cause?
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Nagel v. KrausCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1921
- Stoffel v. Metcalfe Construction Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1945
- Carpenter Steel Co. v. NorcrossCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1913
- Keserich v. Carnegie-Illinois Steel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1947
- Lubriko Co. v. WymanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1923
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Coleco Industries, Inc. v. BermanDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1976
- Beall v. KEARNEY & TRECKER CORPORATIONDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1972
- Sawyer v. E. F. Drew & Co.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1953