Hamberger v. Marcus

Citations

• 157 Pa. 133
• 27 A. 681
• 1893 Pa. LEXIS 1407

Syllabus

<p>Attachment — Wages—Commissions—Act of April 15, 1845.</p> <p>Under the act oí April 15, 1845, P. L. 460, an attachment does not lie against commissions due from an employer to Ms employee, as such commissions are equivalent to wages or salary.</p> <p>Brokers — Factors—Commissions—Salesmen—Attachment.</p> <p>A traveling salesman who exhibits samples oí and takes orders from purchasers for Ms employer’s goods is not, in a technical or popular sense, a broker, or factor, although he may be compensated for his services by commissions on the sales so effected by him.</p> <p>It seems that a factor’s or broker’s commissions are not exempt from attachment by virtue of the provisions of the act of April 15, 1845.</p> <p>Attachment — Interrogatories—Practice, C. P.</p> <p>If the answers to interrogatories are broad enough to include commission merchants and brokers as well as salesmen, more spscific answer's should be required, or the court may direct an issue for the ascertainment of the particular facts.</p>