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- Title: Krehbiel v. Goering
- Author : Supreme Court of Kansas
- Release Date : January 28, 1956
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 52 KB
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The opinion of the court was delivered by This was an action to recover damages for the breach of an oral
contract whereby the defendants (appellants) employed the
plaintiff (appellee) to operate a farm. Plaintiff recovered and
defendants appeal. Plaintiff claimed he was employed for a year at a monthly
salary of $200, payable monthly, and to have the use of the house
located on the premises. He commenced work under the contract on
April 1, 1953 and continued until November 1, 1953 when he was
discharged. The parties complied with the terms of the contract
and plaintiff received his salary to the date of his discharge.
Under the terms of the contact, plaintiff continued to reside
upon the premises for the remainder of the year. On June 4, 1954
plaintiff sued defendants for the balance of the salary due under
the contract. The petition stated the contract and alleged that
pursuant thereto he performed his part of the agreement to and
including November 1, 1953; that defendants performed their part
of the agreement by paying the salary up to and including that
date; that on November 1, defendants notwithstanding the alleged
agreement informed plaintiff that the contract would no longer be
recognized by them, and since that date failed and refused to pay
plaintiff the agreed salary, and he asked judgment for damages in
the sum of $1,000, being the remaining five months salary under
the terms of the contract.