Walter Hanlon, Appellant v. MacFadden Publications, Inc., Respondent

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s judgment and ordered a new trial in a deceit action where the employer allegedly misrepresented a government agency’s pressure to justify reducing the plaintiff’s advertising commission. The Court held that the plaintiff suffered actual pecuniary loss and that damages are measured by the difference between the true value of his services and the reduced compensation he received.