Theriault v. E. L. King & Co.

This is an action of contract wherein the plaintiff seeks to recover a balance of $2,900 due him under a contract of employment with the defendant for a period of one year from February 21, 1928. A copy of the written contract is annexed to the first count of the plaintiff’s declaration and reads as follows: “February 21, 1928. E. L. King & Co. hereby contracts with Mr. A. A. Theriault for the latter to take E. L. King & Co.’s fine of curtains throughout the United States exclusive of New England for the period of one year from date, the rate of commission to be agreed upon when samples are…