Gatewood v. New River Consol. Coal & Coke Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Cross-Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond; Edmund Waddill, Jr., Judge. _ _ Suit in equity by John M. Gatewood against the New River Consolidated Coal & Coke Company. From the decree, both parties appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
KNAPP, Circuit Judge.
The New River Consolidated Coal & Coke Company, defendant below, is the sales agent of a group of coal mines, some 12 or 14 in number, in the New River district of West Virginia. It does not itself engage in the business of mining or producing coal. In June, 1910, this company made a written contract with one Saunders whereby he became, on a commission basis, “its sole agent in the matter of the.sale of its product at and east of Clifton forge inland and southern coastwise (all government coal not to be included in this agreement).” He had been employed on a salary the…
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