O'Neil v. Schneller
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 90, Oct. T., 1915, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Northampton Co., April T., 1912, No. 57, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Richard O’Neill v. W. P. Sehneller, et al., Co-partners, trading as Sehneller & Snyder Co. Assumpsit for wages. Before Johnson, P. J. At the trial it appeared that the defendant was employed by the plaintiff as a cutter in their tailoring business for a period of one year from September 1,1911, at a salary of $50 a week.
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Appeal, No. 90, Oct. T., 1915, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Northampton Co., April T., 1912, No. 57, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Richard O’Neill v. W. P. Sehneller, et al., Co-partners, trading as Sehneller & Snyder Co. Assumpsit for wages. Before Johnson, P. J. At the trial it appeared that the defendant was employed by the plaintiff as a cutter in their tailoring business for a period of one year from September 1,1911, at a salary of $50 a week. In January, 1912, difference arose as to the plaintiff’s manner of performing his work, and his conduct towards other employees and…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Kephart, J.,
An employee, engaged for a given term, to charge the master with liability for wrongful discharge, must have rendered faithful service and have so conducted himself toward his fellow employees, and others who are brought in contact with him, as not to interfere with his master’s business or with his or his fellow employees’ usefulness in the proper discharge of their duties: Hand v. Clearfield Coal Company, 143 Pa. 408; Matthews v. Park Bros. & Co., Lim., 159 Pa. 579. Where the evidence sustaining a justification for discharge is disputed, the question of justification…
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