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LAIRD v. EAGLE IRON WORKS

No. 2-57657.

249 N.W.2d 646 (1977)

Claire LAIRD, Appellant, v. EAGLE IRON WORKS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

January 19, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patterson, Lorentzen, Duffield, Timmons, Irish & Becker, Des Moines, for appellant.

Ahlers, Cooney, Dorweiler, Haynie & Smith, Des Moines, for appellee.

Heard by MOORE, C.J., and RAWLINGS, LeGRAND, UHLENHOPP and REYNOLDSON, JJ.

UHLENHOPP, Justice.

The principal question in this appeal is whether plaintiff Claire Laird furnished consideration for an alleged promise by defendant Eagle Iron Works to provide him permanent employment.

Following World War II, the president of Eagle discussed with Laird the possibility of Laird's coming with Eagle as sales manager (vice president in charge of sales). Laird testified concerning this conversation with the president:

Q. (Laird's Attorney...

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