Strahm

Strahm v. Fraser

Good Law
1916 Cal. App. LEXIS 240·32 Cal. App. 447·163 P. 680
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaDecember 30, 1916Civ. No. 1846.California624 words

Opinion

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Plaintiff was employed by Vaughn & Fraser, a corporation, as assistant operator in a photographic studio at a salary of $90 per month. Subsequent to the rendition of the services Vaughn & Fraser transferred all of its properties to the defendant corporation, Fraser Studios. Plaintiff sued for labor and services rendered, joining as defendants George G. Fraser and Mary L. Fraser, individually and as trustees of Vaughn & Fraser, a corporation; George G. Fraser, doing business as Vaughn & Fraser; Vaughn & Fraser, a corporation, and Fraser. Studios, a corporation. The trial court rendered judgment in favor of the plaintiff and against defendants, including the appellant, Fraser Studios, a corporation, for the sum of $735, with interest and costs, and this appeal is from said judgment.

The point presented for reversal is that there was no evidence to support a finding that Fraser Studios—which was organized and incorporated subsequent to the termination of the employment of the plaintiff—could be held liable as an original contractor, no showing having been made that it ever assumed the obligation in suit. The sole question, therefore, is whether or not Fraser Studios and Vaughn &…

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