Groom v Stock [1965] JJ 429 (10 March 1955)
A promise to pay an unspecified bonus is unenforceable if the quantum is unascertainable and entirely at the employer's discretion.
- Citation
- [1965] JJ 429
- Parties
- Claimant: Groom; Defendant: Stock
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey
- Judgment Date
- 10 March 1955
- Procedural Posture
- Civil / Judgment
- Outcome
- claim dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Remuneration, Bonus, Enforceability of Promise
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Parties
Groom
Claimant
Stock
Defendant
Procedural Posture
Civil / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether a promise to pay an unspecified bonus is enforceable when the amount is at the employer's discretion and quantum is unascertainable
Ratio Decidendi
A promise to pay an unspecified bonus is unenforceable if the quantum is unascertainable and entirely at the employer's discretion.
Court Disposition
claim dismissed
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