Read the full judgment text of HCA 008509/1982 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 12 February 1986.
1. This action arises out of a contract of employment contained in a letter dated 31st March 1977, by which the Defendant agreed to employ the Plaintiff as manager of the export department of the Defendant's business. Although no specific period was mentioned in the initial contract, by subsequent letters the contract was extended for various periods and finally up to 31st March 1984. However, relations between the parties appear to have broken down and the Plaintiff's employment by the Defendan