Otto v. Young
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
’ Appear by the defendant from a judgment of the City Court of the city of New York, entered upon the verdict of a jury, and from an order denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtGreebbaum, J.
This action was brought to recover damages for the breach of a written contract of employment, the defense being that the plaintiff was justifiably discharged for arbitrarily refusing to comply with the reasonable orders of the plaintiff to undertake the sale of certain goods.
When plaintiff was engaged as salesman,-the defendant’s business was that of selling silk goods. At the time of plaintiff’s discharge the defendant had given up the sale of silk goods and gone into the muslin underwear, or as it was also termed, the “white goods business,” and it was upon the alleged refusal on the…
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Taylor v. BetsfordNew York Supreme Court · 1816
- Padgitt v. MollSupreme Court of Missouri · 1900
- Fleming v. Town of ShenandoahSupreme Court of Iowa · 1885
- Wiggins v. DownerNew York Supreme Court · 1884
- Moody v. PomeroyNew York Supreme Court · 1847
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Peolple v. CarneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- People v. BuccufurriAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1913
- People v. SheehanNew York Court of Sessions · 1956