Union Central Life Insurance v. Balistrieri

The law is well settled in Wisconsin, as in the majority of other states, that in the absence of a special agreement to make repayments there is no personal liability upon the part of an agent employed upon a commission basis to repay advances made to promote the venture or pursuant to terms of the contract of employment in excess of commissions earned. Shaler Umbrella Co. v. Blow (1929), 199 Wis. 489, 492, 227 N. W. 1; Larson v. Watzke (1935), 218 Wis. 59, 61, 259 N. W. 712; Anno. 165 A. L. R. 1367; Anno. 57 A. L. R. 33. Without specific provisions to the contrary the employer is limited to…