Legal Opinion
DeSantis v. Commonwealth Energy System
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided April 26, 2007No. 06-P-538PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCypher, J.
This case arose from a challenge by the plaintiff, Nicholas J. DeSantis, to the method his former employer, COM/ Energy Marketing, Inc. (CEM Co.), used in paying him commissions for his securing contracts (supply contracts) for the sale of “natural gas commodity.” DeSantis’s complaint contained two counts alleging breach of express and implied contract for severance benefits, and two counts alleging breach of express and implied contract for sales commissions. A fifth count alleged violation of G. L. c. 149, § 148 (the wage act), for nonpayment of commissions.
By agreement of the parties, the…
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