Kelly v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Kelly v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.

203 Ill. App. 207, 1917 Ill. App. LEXIS 177

CourtAppellate Court of Illinois

DecidedJanuary 8, 1917

DocketGen. No. 22,262

StatusPublished

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Kelly v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., 203 Ill. App. 207, 1917 Ill. App. LEXIS 177 (Ill. Ct. App. 1917).

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Opinion

Mr. Justice Holdom

delivered the opinion of the court.

Abstract of the Decision. Master and servant, § 3*—when contract of employment is unilateral and unenforceable. A contract of employment under which the employer is bound to use the services of the employee for a specified term but the employee has the right to quit work at any time he sees fit is unilateral, lacking in mutuality, and is consequently unenforceable.

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Mr. Justice Holdom

delivered the opinion of the court.

Abstract of the Decision. Master and servant, § 3*—when contract of employment is unilateral and unenforceable. A contract of employment under which the employer is bound to use the services of the employee for a specified term but the employee has the right to quit work at any time he sees fit is unilateral, lacking in mutuality, and is consequently unenforceable.

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203 Ill. App. 207, 1917 Ill. App. LEXIS 177, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/kelly-v-great-lakes-dredge-dock-co-illappct-1917.