Agnew v. Cameron

In 1959 plaintiff, as the owner and operator of a neon sign company, employed defendant as a salesman for the purpose of selling and leasing electric signs. Originally, under oral agreement, defendant received for his services a fixed salary of $100 weekly and an expense account, plus a 4 percent commission on cash sales negotiated. Defendant’s salary was later increased to $150 weekly. Subsequently, in October 1960 the parties entered into a new oral agreement respecting the compensation to be paid defendant under which arrangement defendant was to receive as compensation a straight 10…