Charles Brown Grocery Co. v. Wasson
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 54 — Action by Grocery Co. against Wasson and Others on a Bond.- APPEAL FROM KENTON CIRCUIT COURT. Judgment for Plaintiff against Wasson and Dismissing Petition as to Other Defendants and Plaintiff Appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of ti-ie court by
JUDGE HOBSON
Affirming.
Appellant, the Charles Brown Grocery Company, employed C. E. Wasson as salesman. By the contract between them ho was to receive for Ms services compensation at the rate of 40 per cent, of the gross profits on the sales made by him. For a part of the time the company guaranteed to him that this should not be less than $85 per month and expenses, but later the guaranty was withdrawn. The company furnished him money from *415time to time, as lie called for it, to cover his expenses and salary, and at the end of his term of service he had fallen in debt…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Ryan v. MortonTexas Supreme Court · 1886
- Phillips v. Singer Manufacturing Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1878
- J.H.M.L. Ins. Co. v. . LowenbergNew York Court of Appeals · 1890