Sandberg v. American MacHining Co.

The plaintiff appeals from an order dismissing his amended complaint for breach of contract.

The complaint and agreed supplement thereto disclose the following: The plaintiff has been engaged as a manufacturer’s representative for 22 years. In this capacity he entered into an oral agreement with Joseph A. Cairo,- president of the defendant, American Machining Company, engaged in the business of manufacturing certain machine products, whereby the plaintiff was to be paid commissions at the rate of 5 percent of gross sales for obtaining business for the defendant consisting of screw machine work…