Oakes v. Chicago Fire Brick Co.

Full title: J. L. Oakes, Jr., Appellee, v. Chicago Fire Brick Company, Appellant

Court: Appellate Court of Illinois, Chicago, First District

Date published: Jan 18, 1944

321 Ill. App. 298 (Ill. App. Ct. 1944)

53 N.E.2d 42

Opinion

Gen. No. 42,449. (Abstract of Decision.)

Opinion filed January 18, 1944

MASTER AND SERVANT, § 60^_ — sufficiency of evidence of contract of employment. In action for wrongful termination at end of one month of oral contract of employment as defendant corporation's sales manager for period of one year, claimed by plaintiff to have been entered into in State of Pennsylvania, which State does not prohibit oral contracts which are to be performed within one year, in which action defendant denied existence of contract, etc., held that verdict for plaintiff was supported by evidence.

_ See Callaghan's Illinois Digest, same topic and section number.

Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. WILLIAM J. LINDSAY, Judge, presiding.

Judgment affirmed. Heard in the second division, first district, this court at the October term, 1942.

Alfred Roy Hulbert, for appellant;

Levinson, Becker, Peebles Swiren, for appellee;

Don M. Peebles and Robert A. Sprecher, of counsel.

Opinion by PRESIDING JUSTICE FRIEND.

Not to be published in full. Opinion filed January 18, 1944.