Thomas v. Columbia Phonograph Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: OkkeN T. Williams, Circuit Judge. They cited, as to the practical construction of the contract by the parties: Nilson v. Morse, 52 Wis. 240, 253, 9 N. W. 1; Janesville Cotton Mills v. Ford, 82 Wis. 416, 430, 52 N. W. 764; Jones v. Thomas, 120 Wis. 274, 280, 97 N. W. 950; 'District of Columbia v. Qallaher, 124 U. S. 505, 510. As to the meaning of “net profits:” Wallace v. Beebe, 12 Allen (94 Mass.) 354, 357;…
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: OkkeN T. Williams, Circuit Judge. They cited, as to the practical construction of the contract by the parties: Nilson v. Morse, 52 Wis. 240, 253, 9 N. W. 1; Janesville Cotton Mills v. Ford, 82 Wis. 416, 430, 52 N. W. 764; Jones v. Thomas, 120 Wis. 274, 280, 97 N. W. 950; 'District of Columbia v. Qallaher, 124 U. S. 505, 510. As to the meaning of “net profits:” Wallace v. Beebe, 12 Allen (94 Mass.) 354, 357; Welsh v. Canfield, 60 Md. 469, 475; Parle v. Grant L. Works, 40 N. J. Eq. 114,121; McCulsky v. Klos-terman, 20 Oreg. 108,…
1Opinion of the CourtTimliN, J.
The parties hereto entered into a contract as follows:
“May 7, 1904. Confirming my personal interview of this date with you, you are hereby appointed manager of our Milwaukee office to take effect May 1st, 1904, at a salary of $25 per week, with a commission of one half (-|) of one per cent. (1%) on the cash receipts of your office from sales, and ten per cent. (10%) of the net profits of the office up to a total profit of $2,000 per month; and thereafter on the basis of five per cent. (5%) of such profits; the profits in question to be determined at and by our executive office, and notice…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Nassoiy v. . TomlinsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Hay v. City of BarabooWisconsin Supreme Court · 1906
- Eyster v. Centennial Board of FinanceSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Hubbard v. BrainardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1869
- Welsh v. CanfieldCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1883
3Cited by22 opinions
- Vidal v. South American Securities Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1921
- Flambeau Products Corp. v. Honeywell Information Systems, Inc.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1984
- Whittaker Chain Tread Co. v. Standard Auto Supply Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
- George Fujimoto v. Rio Grande Pickle Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Hoffman v. Ralston Purina Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1979
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