McClue v. Epsten

WASSERSTROM, Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant sues in this case on an employment contract as sales director for defendants-respondents, under which defendants were to pay him a bonus equal to a specified percentage of the annual volume of business in excess of a stipulated amount. Defendants did pay plaintiff a bonus for the years 1968 and 1969, but plaintiff believed those sums to be insufficient.

He made demand that his attorney be permitted to see defendants’ books and records to verify the correctness of the amount of the bonuses paid. Defendants’ response was that they would permit an inspection…