Miller v. Myers

Motion by defendant for judgment on the pleadings. The complaint shows that plaintiff, a theatrical artist, made two contracts, one agreeing to pay the defendant commissions for engagements and the other engaging defendant as his manager at'a weekly salary. The contracts are an*298nexed as exhibits to the complaint, the'first dated December 24, 1909, and the second July 19, 1910. Plaintiff alleges: (a) That the contracts are illegal under the Laws of. 1910, chapter 700, section 185, subdivision 2, in effect June 25, 1910, as providing a higher rate of commissions than the law allows; (b) that the…