The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-14

Before Hon Judge Mitchell.
CLAM or ABooKKExrKR YoR EDITORIAL sEnvruxs TO
And EhfLoYEH.
Loidiaw rs. Pan Wgok.- This was IN action be-
for. the Court without jury, brought By the plain
tn for editorial services rendered the defendant -
proprietor o the Chrisifan fnietitgencu. Ths
plaintiff, II appeaFed bookkeepeI In tbs sslah-
lishment of the defendant, and nov sues for adAi-
tiona compensation for contributing 70 the editorial
columns Of that religious organ Of the Re'5rnsd
Dutch Church.
TIE Judge, In dfcidirg the case. says:-rhs lag
implies an agr eemsns when the parties make none
for hsmfelyes: but II they make agreement taAt
binds, and the for the Law implying one, doe
not exist, then !. does not imply any Tho 40
tnal ogretmeut may BE- proved either by = verbal or
written agreement, BY proof Of acts Of tho pa tics
shosirg such agreement; and whsthsr IL be
proved In one way 0, the other II has equal effect,
and equally excludes the implied lgreernsht.
IL q servant Ia employed aud t1sFe is no proof q
an sgeemtnt M 10 ths price % be paid him, ths law
implies that bo IL 70 be paid whs. his services ara
wo'th; bot n " he shown that wns agreed hat hs
should he paid a certain sum the value Of hls ser
vices b. cones immhtsria the greed ph els 10
tol. IL the servant receive regularly every gnn for
year u0 tl6, II souid % evidence tina, that
the prise ssrefd 70 10 psid for his services; the
MASTER could not show thss they worthless,
end Fue for tbs balance nor - len. oyorpsid.
nor CT uid tho servant show uaf bis services were
worth mcio, and claim the extra pey. Uniu he
could produce some proof ofs different actual az 90
meat betsetn the parties, the hnvuut paid regu-
laily and periodically would he the strongest and
controlling tyidsnoe that tha. was the prics agree4
10 b. pad. The same rule would apply -itn tho,
ship buidsr anc bis nity OF ors hundred sgrk nsnS
paia every saturday night-the printer ~ a daily
guafity- The mercb ant aud his clerks this mousse
keeper and his domestic s-rvants; and with tis
propfie'or o. paper and his editor
In thus cnse tho plaintn began 70 serve tho q /,
feLdsn,, who vas propfietor of the ch,fsf,an 4 i.
thig,nou, ~ Msy, 1851, and continued until Ma y
1855 be kept The plsintlrs books, and en.sred "a
week, for several week. IN hay. Jons and Jalr Hs
NJ nnt msrsly kept Nc books, bat sbous tnis lima
gave sme assis,anos (but nos much docs NJ 40.
psa,) In editing ths pager, asd 70 he coat ansd
until June Scpt, 1854. wh-n tho Synod a tre
Reformed Protestant Dutch Church. wboss orrsa
this paper was, being paIished ~iin The ~ ,ds,ov
OF Foms of the sftclss, and sith the viswss xpse,
"a on questions ~ religion, and ~ b Imr er.nos.
iIdu Cd ,hs defendant to en- Joy ano,AG silt1r.
Al all tin 81 large contributions - tns ~ ,er we're
made BY the ministers ~ that bur b. bis made
services a. the plaintiff az editor or 10 cir uoe,1
(HeIt the Judge entered Into Arithmf a al stst>
men, OF The counts between The ~ .rtle..) Hs
thea ooutinpsd; II vas no, proved thu Il The plaln-
much lab,r precisely be gave 70 10 citing, or
shat Bis ,Aisrts vs's; Nna y wAs foved III ts~
salary o. an editor would va , from tsco
10 o. 500, according " his tALen,- !
and ust The dsfst dat ~ss II fs,s mpl3yed oaIy n,
kookksspsr ami that his services in that ca ), 49,
were worth only 1900 . yss,. IL bi- sstyio, a -
editor we're uorth more, 10 MA nksly a., -
employ nsbt u bcofkssper; and wen he r. ,s,~heA
tdit1rss, bs suD kept the 10 n Asd drss "a the
pApsn ior Subscribers Tbs latter ooca sasson /.
nofe suitable fH bay than an elisor an Ina,o..a~
clearly that vbsfsver got bs toe real isa, "a t~
plaintiff N position wah sasfssd.nt !. -, har,
bic and lhst bis editorial sbors mnst ~. 80 70
ssydsd b<twssn them ~ tho loves. A. in ,.eont.-
" ,s'us; 10 vss ess~ the ts1 rerS rana ald nisn
would he full oomp~nssion, sncord lpg 10 lh- e.
tiHsie wheb hey each thus yui up 20 his ssrvioss
Ts arerer between ths plsnsH r. VIZ "a 90 ., n
ptint, ard thos~ of tbs chuie 0 ~hleh hls psp~r
vss ne 90. may have made an an tbs dssess
lees vslSs tbsn they might ha' been on some oshss
pEs, =. u.s danger =. ,,,.,,,,. -
m Agreement W p~y vhst thete wouid dassn o.
vairs ~ services 10 b. imp lied ~hsn DE ,.rsl.s 10
M IN sess have thus sb0s whsa o. ,<.l .,~~ .-s
bst~sn them vaa yu5 Smsnt rnps, =, - % -.
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