Moore v. Berry Refining Co.

The Appellant, Doxie Moore, brought this action below for damages for breach of an oral contract of employment and for quantum meruit for the reasonable value of services rendered. The Appellant alleged that the Appellees *93were liable to him for commissions earned for the sale of asphalt during the “sales year” of 1964-1965. The Appellee contended in part that no contract of employment existed and that therefore no liability could attach by reason of its going out of business and ceasing all operations connected with the production of asphalt.

The Appellant, Doxie Moore, was a commission…