History
  • No items yet
midpage
Carr v. Chartiers Coal Co.
25 Pa. 337
Pa.
1855
Check Treatment

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.

Case Details

Case Name: Carr v. Chartiers Coal Co.
Court Name: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Date Published: Jul 1, 1855
Citation: 25 Pa. 337
Court Abbreviation: Pa.
AI-generated responses must be verified and are not legal advice.
Your Notebook is empty. To add cases, bookmark them from your search, or select Add Cases to extract citations from a PDF or a block of text.