Granger v. American Brewing Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the defendant from an. affirmance, by the General Term of the City Court of New York, of a judgment entered upon the direction of a verdict in favor of the plaintiff at Trial Term. The nature of the action and the material facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtGiegerich, J.
Alleging his employment by the defendant for a year from May 1, 1894, at an agreed salary of $5,000, the plain*702tiff sued for, and has recovered, damages measured hy the proportion of the salary for three months, the complaint having proceeded upon the defendant’s refusal to permit him to perform services after February 1, 1895.
The contract of employment was in evidence, in the form of a resolution adopted by the defendant’s directors, as follows: “A motion was made by F. J. Schnugg to engage Mr. S. W. Granger, as superintendent of the American Brewing Company at a salary of $5,000 per year,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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