CLAIMS FOR SALARIES
A verdict for the full amount claim- ■ ed was awarded io the actresses Mari jorie Gordon and Eileen Murphy ami io the actor Paul Vernon in their i suit against Australian and Now Zea--1 lend Theatres. Limited, says the Syd- ' ney "Sun." Miss Murphy was awarded £214 10s. ' equal to six and a half-weeks' salary i at .1133 a week'. Miss Gordon was given a verdict for ■ £25(1 ifive weeks al £so>. and Paul Verm.ii one for £75 < five weeks at I £ 151. : The three had alleged that when the ; company invoked a war clause to cani cel their engagements as players in the musical comedy "Under Your Hat. it had been guilty of a breach of cun- ; tract. i Miss Murphy burst into tears when I the District Court jury filed in to give ■ its verdict. She quickly recovered : when a verdict was given in her favour | Judge Markell granted a stay of pr.iI ceedings for 21 days. j The successful trio were the centre I of a congratulatory group of friends I outside the court at the conclusion ‘ of the case.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 April 1940, Page 9
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186CLAIMS FOR SALARIES Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 April 1940, Page 9
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