Brookes

Appellant seeks reversal of a judgment which sustains respondent’s claim to a $3,000 bonus under the terms of a contract of employment evidenced by a writing in the form of a letter.

Appellant is a California corporation engaged in the business of selling a product described as a “meat tenderizer.” In 1955 respondent was an advertising executive residing in Chicago, Illinois. In the fall of that year appellant and respondent entered into negotiations which led to an agreement under which respondent was required to move to California and undertake the duties of an employment in appellant’s organization. The agreement was reached after a series of meetings and discussions, and the terms thereof were confirmed in a letter dated November 21, 1955, addressed to respondent and signed by Mr. Rigler, appellant’s president. This letter stated that Mr. Rigler and Mr. Deutseh, appellant’s secretary-treasurer, had “both concluded that we would be happy to have you join our organization as soon as it is conveniently possible for you and would assume that you would be out here ready for work the first week in January.” The parties are in agreement that the determination of this appeal must…