Weithoff v. Murray

Citations

• 76 Cal. 508
• 18 P. 435
• 1888 Cal. LEXIS 920

Syllabus

<p>Termination of Employment by Notice of Death of Employer. —Notice of the death of the employer, as a general rule, puts an end to an employment from month to month.</p> <p>Id. — Continuance of Employment for Reasonable Time in Certain Cases—Pleading—Facts — Conclusions—Reason able Time—Necessity. —In order to bring a case within section 1998 of the Civil Code, providing for the continuance of the employment for a reasonable time in certain cases, the complaint must state facts, and not mere conclusions. It is not sufficient to allege in terms that the continuance of the employment was necessary, and that the time was reasonable. Instance of a case of unreasonable time.</p> <p>Failure to File Notice of Lien in Time. — The failure to file the notice of a laborer’s lien within the time allowed by the statute destroys the lien.</p>