Fisher v. Monroe
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal from city court, general term. Action by Jennie Fisher against Robert P. Monroe and others to recover damages for an alleged wrongful breach of contract. From an order of the general term of the city court affirming a judgment entered upon a verdict in favor of plaintiff, (20 N. Y. Supp. 664,) defendants appeal. Reversed.
1Opinion of the CourtBookstaver, J.
This is the second appeal to this court, (12 N. Y. Supp. 273,) and it is unnecessary to state the facts further than will be needed to understand the questions raised on this appeal. The action was for damages sustained by the plaintiff, an actress, by reason of her alleged wrongful discharge by the defendants, who were theatrical managers and proprietors, before the end of the season specified in the contract between them. The chief ground of the reversal on the former appeal was that the contract would not necessarily be terminated by a mere temporary disability of the plaintiff, but that,…
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