Kessloff v. Pearson

Upon the termination of a written contract of employment the plaintiff commenced an action for declaratory relief and an accounting. After issue joined the trial court sustained an objection to the introduction of evidence on the ground that the complaint did not state a cause of action for declaratory relief. The plaintiff appealed from a judgment dismissing the action.

The complaint discloses the following :

The defendants were engaged in the manufacture and sale of candy under the name of Pearson Candy Company. On July 1, 1944, the plaintiff and Edward P. Pearson, herein designated as the…