Soriano v. Commerce International China, Inc.

Plaintiff sues to recover $38,500 damages resulting from defendants’ fraud in inducing him to release a claim against defendant Commerce International China, Inc., for commissions earned amounting to $58,500 on payment to him of the sum of $20,000. The fraud consists in statements made by the president and treasurer of defendant Commerce that another company, Hyman-Miehaels Company, had refused to pay the amount of plaintiff’s commissions to Commerce although the contracts involved had been fully performed. Thereafter plaintiff learned, and a letter from Hyman-Miehaels Company supports his…