Thomas Collins v. Clark O. Murray and William Evans, Doing Business as Inland Newspaper Supply Company of Kansas City, Missouri, a Partnership

KILEY, Circuit Judge.

This is a diversity suit by Collins for an accounting of commissions, wages, and expenses, with a counterclaim by defendants for an accounting of advances to plaintiff during his employment as their sales representative. The issues were referred to a Special Master. The District Court approved the Master’s report, confirmed his findings, and entered the judgment recommended for plaintiff in the amount of $5,763.85. 1 Plaintiff has appealed, asserting the inadequacy of the judgment.

Defendants in 1952 were operating a used printing machine business in Kansas City, Missouri,…