Judgment in Supreme Court Action for Wrongful Dismissal:
Responsi lity for a' Wife's Conduct on Part of an Employee: Plaintiff Loses Giving judgment in the ease of Lloyd E, Brown, Frank H. Fiyile, proprietor of the Crest Hotel, his Honour Judge Grain on Wednesday found for the defen-gant, dismiating plaintiff, claim Jor Jamages for wiongtul dis: missal from the post, of manager fon the ground that his duties had of been properly performed an that his conduct had been prejudicial to the business. aintift and Mr. Render: Linens Mr. Tycho Wing appeared for
for defendant, His Lordship sai this] ease the plaintiff L. E. Brown' lai damages for wrongful disminal from the post of manager to H., Hyde, proprietor of the! Gree Hotel in the Siccawvei Rond. An agreement was entered into by the parties on April 9, 1923, but the plaintiff and his wife had olready entered into defendant's employ from February 1. The agreement, was for six "from April 9, the pli receive $400 a' month, with room and board for his wife and his it. "Although mat in. the. agreement, the wife, of plaintiff also treenived for about" two months $120 per month for acting as Cashior and for the whole time was ut the Crest, Hotel she Teecived "880.0 month for checking the Inundry, Te is alleged by the plaintiff that on June 25, 1923, the—defendant Hyde. wrongfully dis. missed the plaintiff, who now uxoKD DISODEDIENCR AND
The defendant Hyde pleads that hho "was -entitied"" to dismiss manager on the grounds. of conduct, in. that he wilfull obeyed his master's orders he neglected his work, was insult, ing, insubordinate, abusive and orderly. 'The defendant also blended certain. definite instances bf misconduct, namely, that April 20,1925, Brown the_plaintiff struck his wife, Mrs. Brown, hile they were on the. premises of the Crest Hotel, rendering her Mneonscious. so she' had to be one Ted''to bed. That on June 13, 1999, he lett the Crest Hotel when the ought to have been attending to his duties. That on June 18, the plaintiff returned tate for his duties and went to hig room instead of attending to his daties, hat on June 17, 1923, the. plain: tiff was abusive towards, him and wanted to fight him, That on that date Mrs. Brown the plain. tiffs wife, who had been locked nto her tom by her" husband, Climbed out of the window by the sheet and counternane. That she was abusive, drank, and caused a Aisturbanco at 11 o'clock ab night and throw stones at, lady who now the defendant's wife. have yet occurred will occur, which also will fall within' that
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