Engel v. Vernon

REYNOLDSON, Justice.

This is an action in equity, for a partnership accounting and related relief. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

For about 20 years defendant Robert D. Vernon operated as an institutional food broker under the trade name, “R. D. Vernon Company.” He represented a number of large food-processing companies (“principals”) in selling their products on a commission basis to distributors or wholesalers (“customers”) in Iowa, a county in Illinois, and South Sioux City, Nebraska.

For approximately six years prior to January 1, 1969, plaintiff Donald Engel was employed in…