Case Name: James K. Delano, Jr., Respondent, v. Columbia Machine Works and Malleable Iron Company, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1919-05-20
Citations: 226 N.Y. 660
Docket Number: 
Parties: James K. Delano, Jr., Respondent, v. Columbia Machine Works and Malleable Iron Company, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 226
Pages: 660–661

Head Matter:
James K. Delano, Jr., Respondent, v. Columbia Machine Works and Malleable Iron Company, Appellant.
Delano v. Columbia M. Works & M. Iron Co., 179 App. Div. 153, affirmed.
(Argued March 21, 1919;
decided May 20, 1919.)
Appeal from a judgment of' the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered July 16, 1917, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict in an action to recover for the alleged wrongful discharge of plaintiff from employment by defendant prior to the expiration of the contract of employment. The answer by way of defense alleged that the contract of employment was for one year “ provided your services are satisfactory to us;” that the services of the plaintiff were unsatisfactory and that consequently the employment was properly terminated. The Appellate Division held that on the evidence a question of fact was presented as to whether the dissatisfaction was genuine or feigned.
J. Sheldon Frost and Wallace R. Foster for appellant.
David Vorhaus and Louis J. Vorhaus for respondent.

Opinion:
Judgment affirmed, with costs, on opinion of Shearn, J., below; no opinion.
Concur: His cock, Ch. J., Chase, Collin, Cuddeback, Hogan and Crane, JJ. Not sitting: McLaughlin, J.