Waldt v. Goodwin Manufacturing Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Goodwin Manufacturing Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court, in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 6th day of November, 1914, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the same day, denying defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam :
Plaintiff was employed by defendant as a salesman, and brings this action for damages for alleged wrongful discharge. The contract of employment gave defendant the right to discharge plaintiff at any time if his “services prove unsatisfactory.” Defendant’s president testified that plaintiff was discharged because defendant was dissatisfied with the pecuniary results of plaintiff’s efforts, and also because the information he gave defendant concerning details of business with which he had to do, was unreliable. Defendant moved for the direction of a verdict on the ground that there…
2Cited by1 opinion
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