Wilson v. Dealy

The present case is a suit on a contract and is before us on a stipulation of facts. David Wilson, the plaintiff in error, in a search for employment engaged the services of Arthur Gr. Dealy and Robert S. Rourke doing business as Dealy-Rourke Personnel Service, the defendant in error. Dealy-Rourke, an employment agency, performs the service of locating jobs for its clients. Wilson retained Dealy-Rourke’s services by signing a standard form contract prepared by the latter. The contract terms reveal that if Dealy-Rourke referred Wilson to a job that he accepted he was then obligated to pay…