Swetnam v. US By-Products Corporation

DIXON, Chief Judge.

The trial court, sitting without a jury, entered a judgment for $2,500 upon de novo review of a judgment in favor of plaintiff by the Magistrate Court of Ray County. Defendant appeals. The trial court’s judgment as modified is affirmed.

The litigation involves plaintiff’s claim as a former employee to a bonus payment pursuant to an oral agreement by the employer to pay a bonus based on the profits of the employer before taxes.

Defendant’s appeal raises three issues: first, that the bonus plan required satisfactory performance of plaintiff’s duties; second, that plaintiff was…