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Jaffe v. Lipsky Bros.

Jaffe v. Lipsky Bros., Appellants

Jaffe v. Lipsky Bros., 140 A. 339 (Pa. 1927)
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Court
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · State Highest Courts
Decided
December 6, 1927
Docket
Nos. , 282
Judges
Moschzisker, Frazer, Walling, Simpson, Kephart, Sadler, Schaffer
Citations
140 A. 339291 Pa. 4701928 Pa. LEXIS 439

Opinion of the Court — Per Curiam

Per Curiam, This action was instituted to recover salary for personal services, under a written agreement employing plaintiff as a clothing designer for a fixed period at a stipulated salary. According to plaintiff, defendants breached the contract of employment by discharging him; while defendants say plaintiff left of his own accord. This and other issues between the parties were submitted to the jury, which found for plaintiff in the sum of $3,083.60. Judgment was entered on the verdict, and defendants have appealed.

Appellants state two questions involved: (1) Did the trial court err in permitting plaintiff to testify as to the cost of trips made by him, within the contract period, after his discharge, to various clothing centers, when seeking employment? (2) Did the court err in, dismissing defendant’s motion for a new trial?

*472 The first of the above questions lacks merit, and, moreover, it is not supported by a proper assignment of error; nor does this record disclose abuse of discretion on the part of the court below, which is the only contention for decision under the second question involved.

There is no point in the case the discussion of which would serve any useful purpose. We take occasion to state, however, that appellants who simply file assignments, like those now before us, complaining of the entry of the judgment and the dismissal of a motion for a new trial, cannot be heard to complain of particular rulings on evidence; such rulings, if deemed harmful, must be assigned separately, and each assignment of this character must show an exception entered at the trial: McKee v. Ward, 289 Pa. 414, 418 .

The judgment is affirmed.

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1930: 319302026peak 1930 · 3

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  1. Kaster v. Pennsylvania Fuel Supply Co.150 A. 153 (Pa. 1930)
  2. Commonwealth v. Martin153 A. 141 (Pa. 1930)
  3. Wailes Dove-Hermiston Corp. v. Walworth Co.99 Pa. Super. 19 (1930)

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  1. Commonwealth v. Martin153 A. 141 (Pa. 1930)
  2. Wailes Dove-Hermiston Corp. v. Walworth Co.99 Pa. Super. 19 (1930)
  3. Kaster v. Pennsylvania Fuel Supply Co.150 A. 153 (Pa. 1930)

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McKee, Tr. v. Ward, 137 A. 599 (Pa. 1927) 15

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