Kerr v. Patterson

Ervin, J.,

The two plaintiffs filed a joint bill in equity against defendants in the nature of a bill of discovery. They allege that they were employes of defendants (although the dates of their employment do not coincide) under oral contracts, by virtue of which they were to receive a commission on all sales made by defendants from which there was to be deducted a certain percentage of the expenses of operating defendants’ business. They allege that there is due them sums considerably in excess of the amount of commissions paid, that the exact amount thereof is unknown because all the books,…