Healey v. Mannheimer
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3 later published cases cite this decision.
- Abraham v. County of Hennepin (Minn. 2002)
- Northwestern Fire & Marine Insurance v. Connecticut Fire Insurance (Minn. 1908)
- Torpey v. Murray (Minn. 1904)
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Opinion of the Court
The complaint alleged that on September 16, 1895, plaintiff entered into a contract with the defendants whereby it was agreed that plaintiff should work for defendants for the period of one year at the rate of $15 per week, and by virtue of the terms of said agreement she entered upon the performance of said work forthwith, and continued to perform said services until March 23, 1896, when the
There was a sharp conflict in the testimony between the parties as to whether the hiring was. for one year, or by the week. Upon this question the jury found in favor of the plaintiff, and we find no grounds for disturbing the verdict.
The only question of law raised is embraced in the offer of defendants’ counsel to show the number of people employed by.defendants; the character of the employment; the fact that this business could not be carried on under yearly contracts; that it is never-done in this business; that it is never done in the dry-goods business; that it is never permitted; that there does not exist a firm in the United States that does or could carry on their business in that way. This offer was objected to and excluded. Evidence as to-these collateral facts, if admitted, would have protracted the trial, unnecessarily distracted the minds of the jury from the real issue, and would have no direct or legitimate tendency to shed light on the question in issue, viz., whether an express contract of hiring between the parties was by the week or for a year. The offer was therefore properly rejected.
Order affirmed.
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