Harrod v. Wineman
Supreme Court of Iowa
'Appeal from Polk District Court. — Hon. James A. Howe, Judge. Petition at law to recover damages for breach of defendant’s contract to furnish plaintiff employment. The facts are stated .in the opinion. Demurrer to petition sustained, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Weaver, J.-
On June 30, 1908, plaintiff and defendant entered into a written contract, whereby defendant employed plaintiff to manage and conduct a laundry busi*719ness, for which service defendant undertook to pay plaintiff a weekly salary of $30. The contract contains no stipulation as to the period of such employment or the time when the contract relations of the parties should terminate, unless it he found in a clause which reads as follows: “In the event that the said Wineman should sell or dispose of the said laundry, within sixty days from this date, the said Wineman agrees to pay to the…
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