Grimm v. Mt. Carmel Iron Works

Citations

• 69 Pa. Super. 136
• 1918 Pa. Super. LEXIS 32

Syllabus

<p>Master and servant — Corporation — Manager — Employment by president — Ratification.</p> <p>In an action against a corporation to recover for salary and expenses as manager, a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff will be sustained where the evidence tends to show that the plaintiff had been employed by the president, that the directors had individually agreed that the president should have full control of the business of the company, that he made contracts of hire and purchase and dissolved the relation of master and servant, and that the plaintiff with the full knowledge and consent of the directors had furnished the services and expended the sums for which suit was brought.</p> <p>Master and servant — Suit for salary — Evidence.</p> <p>In an action by a manager of a corporation against the company to recover for salary and expenses, it is proper to reject evidence to the effect that the books of the company showed a shortage greater than plaintiff’s claim, if there is no offer to show at the same time that the plaintiff was responsible for such shortage.</p>