St. Anthony Motor Company v. Patterson

Defendant was in the employ of plaintiff as an automobile salesman from February, 1922, until August, 1926, under an agreement by which he was to receive as compensation specified commissions on the sales which he made. During the first summer he drew his commissions as he earned them and received no advances on commissions prior to the time they had been earned. In the winter business was slack and commissions few, and an arrangement was made by which he was allowed to draw advances against commissions to be earned thereafter. An account was kept in which he was charged with these advances…