Berry Seed Company v. Hutchings

Plaintiff’s petition in six counts, filed in equity, alleged it was doing business in Crestón, Iowa, under the trade name of Crestón Seed Company; that under an oral contract it employed defendant Robert B. Hutchings as general manager of the company in May 1945; that “as part of the terms of employment, the defendant was to receive a bonus of ten per cent of the net profits of the business” to be paid about June 30 at the close of each fiscal year; that this relation continued until 1953 when'the contract was terminated; that due to the fraud of defendant and to inaccuracies and…