Pinches v. New Farmers' Grain Co.

MORIARTY, C.

In July, 1922, the defendant, New Farmers’ Grain Company, the appellant herein, employed J. F. Pinches, the respondent, to take charge of its elevator and coal sheds in the city of Alexandria. The employment was for a period of one year, beginning on July 1, 1922, and the agreed compensation was $150 per month. The duties of the employee were to consist of the active management of the company’s grain and coal business, the buying of grain, sale of coal and feed, and making of shipments and collections.

Pinches continued in this employment until February 1, 1923, when the company…