Pungs v. American Brake-Beam Co.

Plaintiff brought suit to recover salary for the months of August, September, October, November, and December, 1897, claimed to be due under a.written contract of employment by the defendant for the year 1897. By the terms of the contract, plaintiff was employed to superintend the manufacture of brake beams; his compensation being $5,000, payable in monthly installments of $416.66. Among other things, he agreed “to cause the work to be doné efficiently, promptly, and to the satisfaction of the Brake-Beam Company, and at the least possible cost to it;” and, further, “to provide the necessary…