McCalla v. Ellis

Plaintiff appeals a trial court order denying her motion to amend her complaint and dismissing her case for lack of jurisdiction.

Plaintiff was hired by defendant Elextrolux Corporation, a subsidiary of Consolidated Foods, Inc., to sell vacuum cleaners door to door. Around 7:30 p.m. on September 1, 1979, a Saturday, she was called at home by her supervisor, defendant Richard Ellis, and asked to come to the office to sign some contracts. When she arrived, Ellis told her that the contracts were for sales obtained by salaried office staff and, if plaintiff would "stick with him”, he would see…