Lindsey v. Pierce Petroleum Corp.

Appellant brought suit in the circuit court of Clay County, Western District, against ap-pellee to recover $185 for commissions alleged to be due him on account of the sale of appellee’s commodities and products consisting of gasoline, oil, etc., in the territory of Corning under -written contract; and for $2,800 damages resulting from the alleged breach of an implied term of the contract binding appellee to promptly meet competitive prices of other major companies selling like commodities or products, or both, in the same territory.

The material allegations of the complaint were controverted,…