Walton v. James & Dean, Inc.

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Summary Judgment. Larry H. Walton (plaintiff) sued James & Dean, Inc. (corporate defendant) and H. E. Tom Sawyer (individual defendant) for damages. It was alleged that the plaintiff and corporate defendant entered into an oral employment contract whereby the plaintiff was to be a commissioned salesperson and that after the plaintiff began work and earned $9,000 in accrued and unaccrued commissions, the corporate defendant forced the plaintiff to enter into a written employment contract. The contract provided, in material part: “If Salesperson does not complete one…