Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 November 1909 — FLIPPANCY HELD GOOD CAUSE FOR DISMISSAL [ARTICLE]

FLIPPANCY HELD GOOD CAUSE FOR DISMISSAL

Judge Holdem's Decision Concerns Employer and Employe. Chicago, Nov. 23. —Calling his employer’s wife “honey dear,” women employes “honey,” and a customer "girlie,” was sufficient cause for the dismissal of Ralph Alexander and nullified his right to sue for unearned wages afterward, according to a decision given here by the apellate court. The opinion was written by the prodding justice, Jesse Holdom. Alexander sued for and recovered $219.50 from Jack Potts, wholesale milliner. The reviewing judge analyzed the conduct of the employe and then reversed the judgment of the lower court. “That plaintiff’s conduct was unseemly he tacitly admits,” the opinion reads. “It is plain that his conduct was subversive of discipline amon? the other employes and detrimental and hurtful to defendant’s business.”