Rooney v. Paul D. Osborne Desk Co.

The plaintiff brought an action to obtain the fair value of 554 shares of the defendant’s common stock which he said had been promised him for services to be rendered in the future — a promise upon which he claims to have relied. The jury, who answered special questions, found for the plaintiff on a promissory estoppel theory, and they also concluded that his employment had been wrongfully terminated. He was awarded damages both for the value of the stock that had been promised to him and for the wrongful termination.

Over the plaintiff’s objection, the defendant’s motion for judgment…