Jackson v. Olin J. Stephens, Inc.

In this case the jury rendered a verdict in favor of the defendant. A motion was thereupon made to set the verdict aside as contrary to the law, contrary to the evidence, and upon all the grounds specified in section 999 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The facts, briefly stated, are as follows: The plaintiff was employed by the defendant as its agent long prior to April, 1911, and was receiving certain commissions from the defendant upon sales of coal made to certain customers of the plaintiff. Plaintiff claims that in April, 1911, the amount of commissions to which she was entitled was cut…