Cross v. Florsheim
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, Simon Florsheim and another, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 16th day of May, 1904, upon the verdict of a jury; also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 18th day of May, 1904, denying the defendants’ motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam :
The plaintiff had a contract with the defendants by which he was to render services for them as a traveling salesman during the year 1900 and to receive as compensation therefor commissions upon goods sold in addition to his traveling expenses. He was discharged on the first of September and brought this action to recover the commissions which he might have earned during the balance of the year upon the theory that he was wrongfully discharged.
The action was tried and submitted to the jury upon the theory that the plaintiff was entitled to recover, if at all, the commissions which…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Brightson v. H. B. Claflin Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1904
- Lavens v. LiebAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
3Cited by1 opinion
- Slater v. KaneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1949