Larsen v. Stiller

Plaintiff, John Swensen, was engaged in the business of designing, building, and selling-monuments and other cemetery memorials. In 1940 he employed defendant as a salesman and agreed to-pay him a commission of 20% on gross sales, based upon list prices furnished by plaintiff. Defendant’s*, right to receive full commission was contingent upon his collecting the purchase price of stones and monuments sold by him. The territory originally assigned to defendant included Mason and Oceana counties. At a later date defendant’s territory was enlarged to include the Muskegon territory. During World…