Carr v. Chartiers Coal Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Carr v. Chartiers Coal Co.

25 Pa. 337

CourtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania

DecidedJuly 1, 1855

StatusPublished

Cited by3 cases

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Carr v. Chartiers Coal Co., 25 Pa. 337 (Pa. 1855).

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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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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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