Holder v. Kansas Steel Built, Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fromme, J.:

Harold Holder brought an action in the district court against his former employer, Kansas Steel Built, Inc., to recover commissions due him together with damages for willful non-payment. Glen T. Childers, the president, a director and the controlling stockholder of the corporation, was joined as a party defendant. The action was tried and a jury awarded $7,857.99 in unpaid commissions and $6,664.64 as the penalty provided for willful non-payment of the commissions under K.S.A. 44-315(h). The maximum penalty was assessed, i.e., an amount…