Loomis v. Luzerne Silk Throwing Co.

Opinion by

Gawthrop, J.,

Defendant operates a silk throwing mill, in which raw silk is spun and prepared for customers in accordance with their specifications. It is known in the trade as a silk throwster. Plaintiff, a travelling salesman, who had been selling belting to defendant for sixteen years, alleges that on or about August 24, 1925, the defendant company, by its assistant manager, W. J. Griffiths, then acting in its behalf, promised orally to pay him 1% commission on a.ll money it received from the Amalgamated Silk Corporation, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, for work which it, the…