Buren v. Mercury Press, Inc.

Plaintiff, bringing suit for a balance of salary claimed from defendant, upon trial by the court had judgment for $700, from which defendant appeals.

In September, 1933, a written agreement was entered into between the parties whereby defendant employed plaintiff at $135 a week. The contract ran for a year, but with a provision that defendant might terminate it at the expiration of six months unless plaintiff produced sales for defendant to an amount stated. The contract was terminated at the end of six months. Plaintiff claimed there was then due him $50 a week for 14 weeks, or $700.…