Fink v. Superior Lamp & Shade Co.

The defendant is a wholesaler of lamps and shades in the city of Chicago. On February 18, 1922, it employed as salesmen plaintiff and Harry W. Courshon, copartners, to sell its product, for a period of one year. They had a written contract. The material paragraphs are:

Paragraph 2 provides:

“Said party of the first part hereby covenants and agrees to pay to the party of the second part, a sum of money equivalent to 15 per cent, of all sales and reorders of said sales, made directly or indirectly through the efforts of the party of the second part, and accepted and shipped by the said party of…