Hoffman v. Van Pak Corp.

KATHIANNE KNAUP CRANE, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff, who formerly had been employed by defendant as a salesman, appeals from that part of the trial court’s judgment denying relief under Sections 407.911-.915 RSMo (1994), which provides for damages, in addition to actual damages, to certain “sales representatives” who were not timely paid “commissions” pursuant to a contract with a “principal” to solicit “wholesale” orders. We affirm on the grounds that sufficient evidence supported the trial court’s finding that defendant was not a “principal” as defined in the statute.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

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