Banks Engineering Co. v. Polons

FORD ELLIOTT, Judge:

In this appeal, we are asked to decide whether, absent a provision in an employment contract addressing the issue, an employee who is paid on a straight commission basis should be personally liable for advances in excess of commissions after employment is terminated. Because we can find no meaningful distinction between the instant case and the decision of our supreme court in Snellenberg Clothing Co. v. Levitt, 282 Pa. 65, 127 A. 309 (1925), we are constrained to affirm.

The facts of this case can be briefly summarized. On July 1, 1992, appellant entered into a sales…