Hall v. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

Plaintiff entered into a written agreement wlierennder lie was appointed agent of the defendant corporation to sell books on a commission basis. The contract contained the following provision:

“This contract shall not be modified or changed by any verbal promise or statement by whomsoever made and no such promise or statement shall be binding upon the company until the same shall have been approved in writing by the company.”

Plaintiff says that thereafter defendant Guido, as division sales manager of the corporation, made an oral agreement with him on behalf of the corporation whereby the…