Griffin v. Landsaw Furniture Co.

BOYDSTON, Judge.

Appeal is from $1,086.93 judgment in favor of employer against commission sales employee who quit her job and then refused to repay employer money advanced against future sales commissions. Both sides waived jury trial and case was tried to the court.

Plaintiff, Sue Griffin (Employee), sued her former employer, Landsaw Furniture Company, Inc., (Employer) to recover $1,463.07 in sales commissions earned before she quit. Employer cross-petitioned claiming it was entitled to a set-off against the earned commissions because she owed Employer a net $1,086.93 out of $2,550 it had…