Alexandria Employment Service, Inc. v. Box

CULPEPPER, Judge.

This is a suit by an employment agency to recover a fee under a written contract pursuant to which the agency procured employment for defendant. The district judge awarded plaintiff $1,724.35, plus 25% attorney’s fee. Defendant appealed.

The issues are: (1) Does the written contract correctly set forth the agreement of the parties as to whether the defendant or the employer would pay the fee? (2) Did the agency procure for defendant the employment in question? (3) Should the fee be computed on the basis of the monthly or the annual salary? (4) Are the attorney’s fees specified…