Hall v. Durham Loan & Trust Co.

The defendants will be termed in the opinion “administrators.”

Questions presented by plaintiff:(1) Is the estate of an employer of a clerk in a warehouse, employed for a definite period of time, liable to said clerk for his salary for the unexpired time, accruing after the death of the employer? We think so; death did not terminate this type of contract. As to contracts made by a corporation, which became insolvent and was placed in the hands of a receiver, see Lamson Co. v. Morehead, 199 N. C., at p. 168, and cases cited.

Plaintiff’s exceptions and assignments of error are to the effect that…