Joseph v. KRULL WHOLESALE DRUG COMPANY

Decision Date31 May 1957
Docket NumberNo. 12168.,12168.
Citation245 F.2d 231
PartiesCharles E. JOSEPH, Appellant, v. KRULL WHOLESALE DRUG COMPANY.
CourtU.S. Court of Appeals — Third Circuit

Herman P. Abramson, Philadelphia, Pa. (Maurice Abrams, Philadelphia, on the brief), for appellant.

Thomson F. Edwards, Philadelphia, Pa. (Benjamin O. Frick, Pepper, Bodine, Frick, Scheetz & Hamilton, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellee.

Before STALEY and HASTIE, Circuit Judges, and SORG, District Judge.

PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from a judgment for defendant entered by the district court after special findings by a jury. The plaintiff had sued to recover damages for alleged breach of an oral contract of employment. Though plaintiff contended that the contract was for a definite term, the jury found that his employment was terminable at will. Appellant urges that it was error for the district court to admit into evidence certain minutes and resolutions of the defendant and evidence of its prior practice of hiring officers only at the will of its board of directors. The district court considered arguments concerning these contentions in disposing of post-trial motions. D.C.E.D.Pa. 1956, 147 F.Supp. 250. We agree with what was there said by the court.

Since the jury's finding as to the duration of the contract is determinative of the case, it is unnecessary for us to pass upon the remaining questions raised by appellant.

The judgment of the district court will be affirmed.

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  • Boyle v. Steiman
    • United States
    • Pennsylvania Superior Court
    • 23 Septiembre 1993
    ...of preparation were such as to justify its admission. Joseph v. Krull Wholesale Drug Co., 147 F.Supp. 250 (E.D.Pa.1956), affirmed, 245 F.2d 231 (3d Cir.1957). The question of whether documents should be admitted under the "business records" exception to the hearsay rule is within the discre......
  • Com. v. Wood
    • United States
    • Pennsylvania Superior Court
    • 3 Febrero 1994
    ...of preparation were such as to justify its admission. Joseph v. Krull Wholesale Drug Co., 147 F.Supp. 250 (E.D.Pa.1956), affirmed, 245 F.2d 231 (3d Cir.1957). The question of whether documents should be admitted under the "business records" exception to the hearsay rule is within the discre......
  • Com. v. McEnany
    • United States
    • Pennsylvania Superior Court
    • 13 Mayo 1999
    ...of preparation were such as to justify its admission. Joseph v. Krull Wholesale Drug Co., 147 F.Supp. 250 (E.D.Pa.1956), affirmed, 245 F.2d 231 (3d Cir.1957). The question of whether documents should be admitted under the "business records" exception to the hearsay rule is within the discre......
  • Cibro Petroleum Products v. Sohio Alaska Petroleum
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Northern District of New York
    • 8 Febrero 1985
    ...American World Airways, 623 F.2d 1297 (8th Cir.1980); Joseph v. Krull Wholesale Drug Co., 147 F.Supp. 250 (E.D.Pa.1956), aff'd, 245 F.2d 231 (3rd Cir.1957); see also Amerine National Corporation v. Denver Feed Co., 493 F.2d 1275 (10th Several of Sohio's contracts with other customers introd......
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