Bolt v. Friederick

This suit was brought to recover a balance of salary. Defendant hired plaintiff as a salesman of musical instruments for six months at the rate of $1200 per year, to which was to be added the amount of any reasonable traveling expenses while away from Grand Rapids on defendant’s business.

At the end of five months the parties by mutual consent terminated the engagement, and agreed upon the balance due, which, however, was not paid. When this suit was brought, defendant claimed that plaintiff had in some cases departed from the line of his instructions and that he was entitled to allowance for…