Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1855

Carr v. Chartiers Coal Co.

Carr v. Chartiers Coal Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided July 1, 1855 · Black
25 Pa. 337

Carr v. Chartiers Coal Co.

Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Black, J. —

A person employed as the secretary of a private corporation, at a fixed rate of compensation, cannot demand extra pay for services in that capacity, which were not anticipated at the time of his appointment, or which were not enumerated in the charter or by-laws. The fair construction of his contract is, that he will do whatever his employers may have occasion to employ a secretary about.

' Judgment affirmed.

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