Chiles v. Belleville Nail Mill Co.

Citations

• 68 Ill. 123

Syllabus

<p>Contract—right to recover, where wrongfully discharged, for unexpired time. Where a plaintiff was employed as book-keeper for the term of one year, to be paid §150 per month until the defendant’s mill went into operation, and §200 per month after that time, and he was discharged, without any sufficient cause, before the end of the year, and paid his wages up to the time of his discharge: Held, in a suit by him to recover wages for the unexpired term, that a verdict in favor of the defendant was against the law and the evidence.</p>