Hall v. City of Detroit
Hall v. City of Detroit
Opinion of the Court
Plaintiffs contended successfully in the trial court, before a jury, that they had an implied contract for a year’s employment with the city of Detroit. It appears the city of Detroit, through the United States Department of Labor, established a special program for testing, counsel
We are satisfied there was no competent evidence to establish a yearly contract for the plaintiffs, implied or otherwise. Further, the plaintiffs, being dissatisfied with progress under the program, resigned in writing and their resignations were promptly accepted by the mayor of Detroit. They were paid to the point of resignation. The trial court as a matter of law should have granted the motion of the defendant city of Detroit at the end of plaintiffs’ proofs for a directed verdict of no cause of action.
Reversed with directions to enter a judgment of no cause of action.
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