Consumers' Lignite Co. v. James
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Wood County Court; R. E. Bjc@eman¿ ,Judge. Action by William. S. James against the Consumers’ Lignite Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. In his petition appellee, plaintiff in the court below, alleged that he was employed by appellant to work for it as a bookkeeper for a period of not less than one year from December 1, 1915, “at a salary of $1,000 pel* year, payable in twelve equal monthly installments at the end of each month.”
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Appeal from Wood County Court; R. E. Bjc@eman¿ ,Judge. Action by William. S. James against the Consumers’ Lignite Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. In his petition appellee, plaintiff in the court below, alleged that he was employed by appellant to work for it as a bookkeeper for a period of not less than one year from December 1, 1915, “at a salary of $1,000 pel* year, payable in twelve equal monthly installments at the end of each month.” He then alleged that appellant on June 25, 1916, in violation of its contract and without excuse for so doing, summarily discharged…
1Opinion of the Court
WILLSON, O. J.
(after stating the facts as above).
[1] The assignments predicated on the action of the trial court (1) in overruling appellant’s exception to the petition so far as it was for a recovery of exemplary damages, (2) in instructing the jury, on conditions specified, to find in appellee’s favor for such, damages, and (3) in refusing requested special charges to find against appellee on his claim for such, damages, will be sustained. It did not appear from the allegations in the petition, or the testimony heard, that the case was within any exception to the general rule which denies a…
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