Karas v. H. R. Laboratories, Inc.

The action is by an employee to recover damages for the alleged breach of an *535employment contract and for unpaid compensation. The defendants are H. R. Laboratories, Inc., the employer, and Helena Rubinstein, Inc., the guarantor of the contract.

The employer is a manufacturer of cosmetics, doing a gross annual business of $10,000,000. Plaintiff entered its service on May 16, 1932, under a written contract. There were several renewals of the contract, and in 1940, it was extended for five years, ending May 16,1945. The stipulated salary was $9,600 a year. Plaintiff’s duties, as specified in the…