Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-25
LUMBER COMPANY SUED
b. w. PnndaH CLAIMS Contract Was
Broken and Tint $500 IN Due Him

A question OF wages for services rem
dered and money due on other accounts
is raised in the case Of Beryl w. Randall
against the Beryle Lumber company.
which '.'as heard in county court.
starting Monday afternoon. The plain
till sued for the sum of s504.36, claimed
to be due him from the company.
jury was drawn at the opening OF court,
and the plaintiffs case was started.
1t is the claim Of the plaintiff in this
case that he went into the employ of the
Beryle Lumber company In its headquar-
ters office in New York on April II, 1919,
and worked in that Office for about a
month. when he was sent to Huntington
to take charge OF getting out some tim
Der for the company in this section At
that time he was receiving SIS a week
for his services. About July 2. there was
an agreement made whereby the plaintiff
should receive $50 a week from that time
on. and, It is asserted. there also was an
agreement whereby a 80 days notice
should be given by either party before
the relations between them should be dis
continued.
It Is further maintained by the plain
tiff that he was discharged by the de-
PENDANT on October without notice, and
that he did not receive the pay which
he should have received for the 30 days
following that date. also that there were
other accounts on which money is due
him.
On the part Of the defendant. the claim
is that the defendant resigned from the
position and that he was paid In full.
1t was intimated that his work WAS far
from satisfactory.
Edward Hermann, president Of the
Beryle Lumber company, of New York
city, was the first witness called to the
stand. He was formerly lawyer. but
stopped practicng about two years ago
to take up the lumber business. He be-
came acquainted with Randall. he said
shortly before he hired him. Randall
was, at that time. working for sign
company In New York.
Mr.. Hermann was asked a number of
questions about trip to several points
in New York State and then up into
Vermont said to have been taken by
himself and Randall Just before the latter
took over the work for the company in
Huntington. Mr.. Hermann remembered
this trip. but was not entirely sure about
the date He declared. however, that
Randall went with him. not for any serv-
ice that he might do tho company, but
because Randall himself desired to learn
something about the company's use Of
timber
When questioned as to whether he had
not hired Randall to make some plans
for the company. and to do other work as
an engineer. Mr.. Hermann declared that
there had been NJ such understanding
further stating that he did not even
knew that Randall claired to be an engi-
neer.
I'M
TO louisville. where Randall had charge
Of a!sairs about tho last OF September.
1919. because things had not been prog
ressing we'll there. He said that he dis
covered at thai tirae certain conditions
which cou!i not 81 on, and when he
talhed with Randall aoout then. Randall
resigned. 70 taks ef~ct At oncs, and a
man ny the name Of Weston was placed
In change OF tie work.
Tho plaintiff took the stand late in the
afternoon. He said that no was 10 yea RS
OF ago and had stucied engineering for
several years. graduating from a coi!eg.
In the Middle West. He entered the
United Suites army April 7, 1917 and
served until December l.. 1918. whom no
was honorably discharged He then wynt
to work for a sign company In New York
city. where he was Mt the time of his
discharge, He worked for the comoany
until April 10. 1919. acting as sales cngi-
neer.
On April II. according to the testimony.
he went to work for the Beryle Lumber
company In It's New York office. under
tho direction Of Mr.. Hermann. The
witness gave a detailed account of his
work for the company during the time
that he was working In its New York
office. extending from April II to May 10.