Spencer v. General Electric Co.

JOHNSEN, Circuit Judge.

Appellant sought to recover from ap-pellee, on a written contract, a balance of commissions alleged to be due him as a field salesman, for the period from January 1, 1951, to March 1, 1952.1 The court, on a jury-waived trial, denied recovery, and he has appealed.

The suit is one resting on diversity jurisdiction and controlled by Missouri law.

Appellee operated a wholesale electric-supply business at Kansas City, Missouri. It engaged appellant as a salesman, under a written contract, and assigned to him certain of its Missouri customers or accounts, among which was…