Snelling & Snelling, Inc. v. Niven

BEER, Judge.

Snelling & Snelling, Inc., personnel consultants, originally filed this suit for a fee against Vernon Niven and, subsequently, amended to join Donald Palmer, Inc., his employer. Niven answered and filed a third party demand against Palmer, alleging that Palmer had agreed with Snelling & Snelling and with him that they would pay the fee, which amounted to $2,520.00.

Niven, a licensed engineer, had applied to Snelling & Snelling for assistance in securing employment and had contracted to pay a percentage based fee for their professional services if employment was secured.

Snelling &…