Sommer v. Edward Ermold Co.

This is an action for the recovery of commissions. The plaintiff was in charge of the defendant’s Chicago office and orginally employed on a yearly basis to obtain orders and attend to the servicing of certain machinery and parts manufactured by the defendant. The commissions in suit are allegedly owing to the plaintiff on sales and for servicing the defendant’s product in the assigned territory.

The amount in controversy represents commissions on orders accepted, but not filled by shipment of the goods until after the termination of the plaintiff’s employment. The issue in the case as…