Bartow v. Parsons Pulp & Paper Co.

TMs was an action for $527, the balance alleged to be due the plaintiff for a commission of $1 a ton on a sale of one thousand tons of sulphite. No question has been made as to the plaintiff’s employment by the defendant as his broker. The dispute between the parties is as to when the plaintiff earned his commission, the plaintiff’s contention being that it was earned when the contracts were signed, while the defendant contended that it was not due until the sulphite was delivered. Two writ*234ten contracts were entered into between the defendant and the customer found by the plaintiff, each for…