Joy v. Litchfield

Defendant in error, hereinafter referred to as plaintiff, instituted this action against the plaintiff in error, hereinafter referred to as defendant, to recover a balance of salary-alleged to be due under the terms of an oral contract of employment.

The plaintiff in error alleged that he had been employed by the defendant on January 13, 1934, as general manager of certain cotton compresses located in the cities of Chiekasha, Altus, and Frederick, at an agreed salary of $5,000 per year; that he had performed the duties required of him under said contract from January 24, 1934, to June 1, 1937,…