Massachusetts Bonding & Ins. Co. v. Gottlieb

The Emgee Sales Company, a partnership composed of appellees, employed Max Gruber, Jr., as a salesman to sell goods in Louisiana. Appellant became surety for Gruber upon a fidelity bond in the sum of $1,000, agreeing to indemnify the ap-pellees against any pecuniary loss which they might sustain of money or other personal property belonging to appellees by any act of larceny or embezzlement on the part of Gru-ber while in the performance of his duties as such salesman.

Gruber’s duties were to take orders for the goods, deliver same, and, at the expiration of 45 days, collect the purchase price…