Dodson-Braun Mfg. Co. v. Dix

• Court: Texas Court of Appeals
• Writing for the Court: Neill
• Citation: Dodson-Braun Mfg. Co. v. Dix, 76 S.W. 451 (Tex. App. 1903)
• Decision Date: 14 October 1903
• Parties: DODSON-BRAUN MFG. CO. v. DIX.

76 S.W. 451

DODSON-BRAUN MFG. CO. v. DIX.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas.

October 14, 1903.

Appeal from Bexar County Court; Robt. B. Green, Judge.

Action by Ford Dix against the Dodson-Braun Manufacturing Company. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals. Affirmed.

W. H. Lipscomb, for appellant.

NEILL, J.

The only contention of appellant is that the employment of appellee was for no particular length of time, and that, therefore, it had the right to discharge him at any time without cause. The evidence relied upon to support this contention is the following testimony of the appellee: "At the time I was employed by the Dodson-Braun Manufacturing Company I was not employed for any particular length of time, except from month to month, nor did I agree to work for any specific time, except from month to month. I did not designate to Mr. G. K. Lyon the period of time that I would work for the Dodson-Braun Manufacturing Company, but Mr. Lyon and myself both agreed that the employment should be from month to month, at a salary of $100 per month and expenses." This undoubtedly shows an employment from month to month.

When the hiring is from month to month, each party has the right to terminate it at the...