84 Lumber Co. v. Houser

Timothy P. Cannon, Judge.

{¶ 1} Appellant, 84 Lumber Company, L.P., appeals the judgment entered by the Portage County Court of Common Pleas. The trial court granted a motion for summary judgment filed by appellee, Chad McClain.

{¶ 2} In December 2007, McClain began working as an outside salesman for 84 Lumber from its Ripley, West Virginia store. When he began his employment, McClain signed a “proposal.” According to this document, McClain was to be compensated at a rate of 20 percent of the adjusted gross profit of his sales. For the first six months of his employment, McClain received a…